Which of these four countries in Africa recorded the highest temperature of the 20th century(1931, on July 7), about 55°C (131°F)?
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Zambia
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Ghana
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Tunisia
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Botswana
Which type of thunderstorm is considered to be most dangerous?
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Squall line
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Supercell
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Ordinary
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Multicell
Which of the following is not frequently associated with radar echoes of a supercell thunderstorm?
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Bow echo
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WeakEchoaRegion
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V-notch
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Hook echo
Hurricanes and tropical systems near the equator often achieve a balance between pressure gradient forces & centripetal forces.This balance is called
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Meridional
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Cyclostrophic
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Ageostrophic
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Geostrophic
Storms at sea outside the tropics that show rapidly falling barometric pressure, of 1 mB/hour or more, sometimes referred to as what explosive term?
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Nukes
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Bomb
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Warheads
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Dynamite
What is this instrument that sailors rely during particular weather, also known as "the Glass"?
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Which alliterative phrase describes fog formed when cold wind blows over warm water?
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OceanObscurity
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Sea Smoke
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MaritimeMiasmas
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Water Wisps
The branches on a snowflake are called radiating ____?
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Dendrites
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Ilia
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Conics
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Permutations
Snow that falls in the shape of a ball instead of a flake is called which of the following?
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Tank
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Graupel
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Slunk
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Coring
Where would you commonly see frost flowers?
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Madrid,Spain
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Sargasso Sea
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Miami, Florida
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The Arctic