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corkyiscool3328

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When an air mass is pushed upward over an obstacle, it undergoes
 
  A) convectional lifting.
  B) orographic lifting.
  C) adiabatic lifting.
  D) frontal lifting.

Question 2

Atmospheric lifting resulting from the convergence of two different air masses is called
 
  A) convectional lifting.
  B) orographic lifting.
  C) adiabatic lifting.
  D) frontal lifting.


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emilymalinowski12

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

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


corkyiscool3328

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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