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jake

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Weather radar is capable of measuring precipitation for several hundred kilometers in all directions because INSERT FIGURE 7-26. NO CAPTION
 
  A) precipitation rarely occurs in one direction only
  B) the curvature of the earth is minimal over these short distances
  C) the radar transmitter/receiver rotates
  D) there are usually a few dozen rain gauges within this distance

Question 2

The objective of cloud seeding is
 
  A) to cause more droplets in a cloud to become supercooled
  B) to convert some of the supercooled droplets in a cool cloud to ice and cause precipitation by the Bergeron process
  C) to convert some of the supercooled droplets in a cool cloud to ice and cause precipitation by the collision/coalescence process
  D) to enhance the evaporation of supercooled cloud droplets



janeli1

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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