GY 101 Lab Final-Therrel University of Alabama Exam Questions With Correct Answers

GY 101 Lab Final-Therrel University of
Alabama Exam Questions With Correct
Answers

Ingredients of a Tornado - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-o Warm moisture
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near surface of earth
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o Relatively cold, dry air above
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o High Windsheer
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o Instability in the atmosphere
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Wind shear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-vertical wind; helps horizontal tube
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of air go up; best documented by SRH (Storm Relative Helicity)
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Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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the amount of energy a parcel of air would have if lifted a certain
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distance vertically through the atmosphere
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Tornado season in the Southeast US - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Spring
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One reason the US has more tornados than the rest of the world -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Mountains in the US run north-south
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, Tornado surveys are done by the___________________________ after
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the tornado has passed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-National Weather
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Service


Tornado Watch - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-weather conditions favor
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tornado formation |




Tornado Warning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-seek action! tornado has
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been sighted/indicated by radar
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Weather - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what you get (local, at a point in time)
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Climate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what you expect (Weather averaged in
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20 year increments)
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"A" of Koppen Classification System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Moist
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Tropical Climates |




"B" of Koppen Classification System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dry
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Climates