DSM Midterm Flashcards
1
Q
what is wind shear?
A
Change in wind speed and/or direction with height
2
Q
What is the peak time for tornado occurrence?
A
April through June
3
Q
Tornadoes can occur any time of the year
A
True
4
Q
Air always moves away from a high and always towards a low pressure system
A
True
5
Q
What can give air a lift/nudge upward?
A
terrian, radiation/heating, fronts
6
Q
What heatwave caused the hottest august in the northern hemisphere?>
A
2003 European heatwave
7
Q
According to Eric Klinenberg was the 1995 heatwave a natural disater?
A
No, it wasnt
8
Q
In the U.S thw two most common units to measure air pressure are
A
Millibars, inches of mercury
