What is true about tropical cyclones?
A. They are much larger than midlatitude cyclones.
B. They can move into the midlatitudes.
C. They are associated with high-pressure centers.
D. They develop from two unlike air masses.
E. They are categorized by their barometric readings.
Question 2
What is an easterly wave?
A. a migratory, high-pressure system in the tropics
B. a band of thunderstorms associated with a cyclone
C. a migratory, low-pressure system in the tropics
D. a band of easterly blowing surface winds
E. migratory surface ocean waves of the tropics
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