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on: Jul 14, 2018
What does the lowercase letter w indicate about an air mass?
 
  A) The air mass is warmer than the surface over which it is passing.
  B) The air mass is wetter than the surface over which it is passing.
  C) The air mass is colder than the surface over which it is passing.
  D) The air mass is drier than the surface over which it is passing.

Question 2

Why do hurricanes not form near the equator? Explain the lack of hurricanes in the South Atlantic and eastern South Pacific.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

The Coriolis effect is too weak at the equator to initiate sufficient storm rotation. The South Atlantic and eastern South Pacific have too cool of ocean waters to provide the necessary heat and moisture for hurricane formation.


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