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jeatrice

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on: Jul 13, 2018
In one forecast, west of San Francisco, the flow is meridional with a cut-off warm, upper high situated just south of Alaska. To the south, both east and west of the high are troughs. Because the shape of this flow around the high resembles the Greek letter ____, the high and its accompanying ridge are known as a(n) ____ high.
   a. theta
   b. gamma
   c. omega
   d. beta
   e. alpha

Question 2

In the short-range weather forecasts of this chapter, we assumed that the pressure systems and fronts were ____.
   a. moving at a constant rate
   b. accelerating along a random curve
   c. stable and unchanging
   d. moving towards zero
   e. exactly identical


shailee

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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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