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leo leo

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How can the Doppler Effect be used to determine if a storm is forming into a tornado?
 
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The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in 2018. In what range of the electromagnetic spectrum will it operate?
 
  A) X-ray
  B) Gamma-ray
  C) Infrared
  D) Radio


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Radar can determine the distance to a storm cloud. Since a tornado rotates (very rapidly) Doppler radar will measure the difference in velocity between the two sides of the storm to determine if it is rotating.

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Wow, this really help

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