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OC.The rotational motion of a parent thunderstorm OD. A high altitude tornado OE

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Question

OC.The rotational motion of a parent thunderstorm OD. A high altitude tornado OE. None of the above QUESTION 29 Which is characteristic of the time associated with a synoptic scale phenomenon? O A weeks to months OB days to weeks OC. seconds to minutes OD. minutes to 1 day QUESTION 30 Which storm/s) is/are classified as a severe thunderstorm by the National Weather Service? OA. A storm that produces flash flooding OB. A storm with vivid lightning ?C.A storm with 0.5. hail OD A storm with maximum wind gusts of 50 mph OE. All of the above are severe storms

Explanation / Answer

Question 29-

Which is a characteristic of a time associated with synoptic scale phenomenon?

Answer - B. Days to weeks.

* The word synoptic is derived from the Greek work which means seen together, the synoptic sale phenomenon included those having lifetimes of a few days to weeks such as air masses, high pressure systems, low pressure systems, tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons.

30. Which storms are considered as severe thunderstorms by the National Weather services?

E. All of the above are severe storms

* The National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm that is producing hail that is at least 1 inch in diameter or larger and Wind gusts of 58 mph or greater while thunderstorm wins equal to or greater than 40 mph and hail at least half inch is defines as the approaching severe thunderstorm accompanied by the flash flooding and vivid lightning.

Question 7

Answer - none of these are true

*In 40° latitude the net radiation is positive, the amount of absorbed solar radiation is less than the amount of emitted long wave radiation and mean annual pole ward energy Flux is minimized in the oceans.

Question 8

What is the primary goal of climatology?

Answer - Gaining the better understanding of a long term consequences of processes in the climate.

* climatology is the scientific study of climate and it's primary goal is to gain the better understanding of a long term consequences of processes in the climate.