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littleanan

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on: Jul 13, 2018
Mountain ranges disrupt the idealized pattern of global precipitation by promoting convection and by forcing ____.
   a. evaporation
   b. conduction
   c. orographic uplift
   d. air to rise along their leeward slopes
   e. air to rise along their eastern slopes

Question 2

Which section of the United States is most likely to experience a persistent subsidence inversion during the summer?
   a. Pacific Coastal regions
   b. Central Plains
   c. Southern Florida
   d. Atlantic Coastal regions
   e. Midwest


djpooyouma

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: a


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littleanan

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Reply #2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Thank you


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