46. The severity of a heat wave over a period of time can be quantified in
terms of
(a) kilocalorie-hours.
(b) energy expenditure.
(c) cooling degree days.
(d) heating degree days.
(e) radiation coefficient.
47. Fill in the blank in the following sentence to make it true: “There is a
correlation between ________ and reduced hurricane activity in the
Atlantic and Caribbean.”
(a) sunspot activity
(b) volcanic activity
(c) the El Niño phenomenon
(d) the Arctic snowpack
(e) severe winters in Canada
48. Suppose you live on the oceanfront in the southeastern United States.
Which of the following sets of observed phenomena suggests that a
hurricane is approaching directly toward you?
(a) Breakers that increase in size, decrease in frequency, and come from
a direction that backs from right to left, along with strong winds
that always blow in the direction from which the swells come.
(b) Breakers that increase in size, decrease in frequency, and come from
a direction that veers from left to right, along with strong winds
that always blow in the direction from which the swells come.
(c) Breakers that increase in size, decrease in frequency, and come
from a direction that remains constant, along with strong winds
that back until they are blowing from your left toward your right
as you face in the direction from which the swells come.
(d) Breakers that increase in size, decrease in frequency, and come
from a direction that remains constant, along with strong winds
that back until they are blowing directly offshore, regardless of the
direction from which the swells come.
(e) Breakers that increase in size, decrease in frequency, and come
from a direction that remains constant, along with strong winds
that veer until they are blowing from your right toward your left as
you face in the direction from which the swells come.
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