Tropical cyclones are also called ____ in the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific

A) monsoons
B) tornadoes
C) hurricanes
D) nor'easters


C

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A) available sunlight; available sunlight B) available sunlight; nutrient supply C) nutrient supply; available sunlight D) nutrient supply; nutrient supply

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A trough-shaped fold away from the fold axis is

A) called a syncline. B) called an anticline. C) plunging. D) tilted.

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A drainage divide separates one drainage basin from another. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Enhanced Fujita scale pertains to the ____

A) size of a tornado producing thunderstorm B) amount of hail that falls from a mature thunderstorm C) size of the thunderstorm image on a radar screen D) wind speed of a tornado

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