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"Tornado Alley

The Midwestern United States is home to "Tornado Alley," a portion of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska commonly plagued with powerful and plentiful tornadoes. Tornado Alley is located at a point where the jet stream drives cool, dry, high-pressure air masses from the deserts and mountains of the West toward the East Coast."

When the cool, dry, high-pressure system moves into "Tornado Alley", which type of air mass does it run into where a tornado could be the result?

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dry, cool, high-pressure air masses from Alaska
dry, cool, high-pressure air masses from Alaska


moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico

moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico

dry, warm, high-pressure air masses from the Atlantic Ocean
dry, warm, high-pressure air masses from the Atlantic Ocean


moist, cool, low-pressure air masses from Canada

moist, cool, low-pressure air masses from Canada
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Answer 1

The article states that "Tornado Alley" is located where the jet stream drives cool, dry, high-pressure air masses from the deserts and mountains of the West toward the East Coast. From this information, we can infer that when the cool, dry, high-pressure system moves into "Tornado Alley," it would run into moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 2

The image above shows 4 parts of a hurricane. What type of weather would you expect to see in the eye of the hurricane?

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heavy rain
heavy rain

clear skies
clear skies

tornado
tornado

thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Answer 3

Based on the given information, you would expect to see clear skies in the eye of the hurricane.

Answer 4

Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes are three different, but major weather events. One characteristic that they share is(1 point)
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they are all dependent on warm, wet air rising.
they are all dependent on warm, wet air rising.

they are all dependent on cool, dry air rising.
they are all dependent on cool, dry air rising.

they are all dependent on warm, wet air sinking.
they are all dependent on warm, wet air sinking.

they are all dependent on a stable atmosphere

Answer 5

The characteristic that thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes share is that they are all dependent on warm, wet air rising.

Answer 6

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The image above shows a beach with the temperatures of the ocean water and the sand in the daytime (on the left) and the nighttime (on the right). Which of the following is the best explanation for the change in temperatures from day to night in water verses on land.

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Land and water heat up and cool down at the same rate.
Land and water heat up and cool down at the same rate.

There is not a change in temperature from day to night for neither land nor water.
There is not a change in temperature from day to night for neither land nor water.

Water heats up and cools down more quickly than land.
Water heats up and cools down more quickly than land.

Land heats up and cools down more quickly than water.
Land heats up and cools down more quickly than water.

Answer 7

The best explanation for the change in temperatures from day to night in water versus on land is that land heats up and cools down more quickly than water.

Answer 8

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer on Earth?(1 point)
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Conduction
Conduction

Convection
Convection

Radiation
Radiation

Condensation

Answer 9

Condensation is not a method of heat transfer on Earth.

Answer 10

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Fronts defined: How they form and what weather they may bring | Rochester First

Examine the weather map above. Notice the cold front moving in and pushing out the warm air mass. What would you expect to be the resulting weather in St. Louis after this happens?

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Sudden increase in temperature and clear skies.
Sudden increase in temperature and clear skies.

Sudden drop in temperature and heavy rain (snow storm or thunderstorm could occur)
Sudden drop in temperature and heavy rain (snow storm or thunderstorm could occur)

The temperature would not change and cloudy skies would be present for several days.
The temperature would not change and cloudy skies would be present for several days.

Sudden drop in temperature and clear skies.
Sudden drop in temperature and clear skies.
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Answer 11

Based on the information provided, the expected weather in St. Louis after the cold front moves in and pushes out the warm air mass would be a sudden drop in temperature and heavy rain (snow storm or thunderstorm could occur).