Regarding small-scale winds, it is true that
A) they occur on a time scale of minutes to hours.
B) they occur across distances of less than 100 miles, give or take.
C) they are not as well understood as extratropical cyclones.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Question 2The von Krmn vortex street occurs when cold cP air accelerates downslope from the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies.
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Question 3Santa Ana winds are most common in autumn.
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Question 4Dust devils are created in the cold fronts of extratropical cyclones.
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Question 5A valley breeze has more in common with a katabatic wind than does a mountain breeze.
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Question 6Chinooks are caused by adiabatic compression of descending air.
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Question 7A line of trees causes the wind to accelerate on the downwind side.
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Question 8Blue northers feature rapidly rising temperatures and high winds.
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