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JGIBBSON

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In order for clouds to form, air must be lifted. The three principal lifting mechanisms are
 
  A) orographic, condensational, and frontal lifting.
  B) orthographic, conversational, and frontal lobotomy.
  C) convectional, orographic, and frontal lifting.
  D) adiabatic, topographic, and inversional lifting.

Question 2

When warm air moves into a cold air mass, the less-dense warmer air rides up over the colder, denser air. This is very similar to
 
  A) orographic lifting.
  B) adiabatic lifting.
  C) temperature inversion.
  D) what happens during a tornado.


pallen55

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 29, 2018
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