Prior to making landfall, Hurricane Sandy characteristics changed and it was classified as a
A) midlatitude anticyclone.
B) typhoon.
C) tropical depression.
D) post-tropical cyclone.
D
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A) the loss of communities from the planet B) always caused by human disturbance C) proceeding more slowly now than at any other time D) the disappearance of a species from Earth E) something that occurs only rarely
Most flood-related deaths in the United States are caused by ________.
A. collapse of man-made dams B. storm surges of tropical cyclones flooding the coasts C. flash floods from local thunderstorms D. regional floods from abundant rainfall lasting for days E. ice-jam floods from the breakup of winter ice on rivers
A weather system is moving from west to east. You look at a weather map and see that you are in an area of closely spaced isobars with the center just to your east, but the spacing of the isobars increases away from you
What would you forecast for wind conditions? A) Winds will increase. B) Winds will stay the same. C) Winds will increase then decrease. D) Winds will decrease.
The geologic timescale was originally developed by using radiometric dating.
a. true b. false