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#1 Where are the winds #1 Where are the winds dues south?dues south?
#1 Where are the winds #1 Where are the winds dues south?dues south?
A
B
D
CE
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#2 Which is the best letter to #2 Which is the best letter to represent the mesoscyclone? represent the mesoscyclone?
Explain why you know.Explain why you know.
#2 Which is the best letter to #2 Which is the best letter to represent the mesoscyclone? represent the mesoscyclone?
Explain why you know.Explain why you know.
A
CB
DE
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##3 What is the most likely 3 What is the most likely explanation for the feature explanation for the feature
indicated below?indicated below?
##3 What is the most likely 3 What is the most likely explanation for the feature explanation for the feature
indicated below?indicated below?
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#4 Describe what is at each #4 Describe what is at each letter.letter.
#4 Describe what is at each #4 Describe what is at each letter.letter.
A
CB
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#5 What is the greatest #5 What is the greatest gate to gate shear gate to gate shear
indicated here?indicated here?
#5 What is the greatest #5 What is the greatest gate to gate shear gate to gate shear
indicated here?indicated here?
Use the maximum value for each color
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#6 What is the difference #6 What is the difference between figure A and figure between figure A and figure
B?B?
#6 What is the difference #6 What is the difference between figure A and figure between figure A and figure
B?B?A B
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#7 What is the direction of #7 What is the direction of the winds at the radar site?the winds at the radar site?#7 What is the direction of #7 What is the direction of the winds at the radar site?the winds at the radar site?
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#8 What are the features at #8 What are the features at each letter? Explain your each letter? Explain your
answer to letter Danswer to letter D
#8 What are the features at #8 What are the features at each letter? Explain your each letter? Explain your
answer to letter Danswer to letter D
D
A
B
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#9 What would give you #9 What would give you reason to believe that the reason to believe that the
southernmost storm is severe? southernmost storm is severe? Discuss thoroughly.Discuss thoroughly.
#9 What would give you #9 What would give you reason to believe that the reason to believe that the
southernmost storm is severe? southernmost storm is severe? Discuss thoroughly.Discuss thoroughly.
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#10 In the images of a tornado on #10 In the images of a tornado on radar, explain radar, explain
why the velocity data is not “gate to why the velocity data is not “gate to gate.”gate.”
#10 In the images of a tornado on #10 In the images of a tornado on radar, explain radar, explain
why the velocity data is not “gate to why the velocity data is not “gate to gate.”gate.”
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#11 What is the #11 What is the explanation for the feature explanation for the feature
at letter A?at letter A?
#11 What is the #11 What is the explanation for the feature explanation for the feature
at letter A?at letter A?
A
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#12 How would you explain #12 How would you explain that this is an RFD?that this is an RFD?
#12 How would you explain #12 How would you explain that this is an RFD?that this is an RFD?
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#13 What is this?#13 What is this?#13 What is this?#13 What is this?
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#14 Is this more likely a TVS #14 Is this more likely a TVS or a mesocyclone? Explain.or a mesocyclone? Explain.
#14 Is this more likely a TVS #14 Is this more likely a TVS or a mesocyclone? Explain.or a mesocyclone? Explain.
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#15 What is the feature #15 What is the feature at A?at A?
#15 What is the feature #15 What is the feature at A?at A?
A
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#16 What is this?#16 What is this?#16 What is this?#16 What is this?
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#17 What is this?#17 What is this?#17 What is this?#17 What is this?
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#18 What is this?#18 What is this?#18 What is this?#18 What is this?
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#19 Describe everything #19 Describe everything you see in this picture.you see in this picture.
#19 Describe everything #19 Describe everything you see in this picture.you see in this picture.
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#20 Explain the feature at #20 Explain the feature at letter A and explain your letter A and explain your
reasoning.reasoning.
#20 Explain the feature at #20 Explain the feature at letter A and explain your letter A and explain your
reasoning.reasoning.
A
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#21 What is the feature at #21 What is the feature at letter A?letter A?
#21 What is the feature at #21 What is the feature at letter A?letter A?
A
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#22 What kind of supercell #22 What kind of supercell is this?is this?
#22 What kind of supercell #22 What kind of supercell is this?is this?
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#23 What is this feature?#23 What is this feature?#23 What is this feature?#23 What is this feature?
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#24 What is this feature?#24 What is this feature?#24 What is this feature?#24 What is this feature?
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#25 What kind of supercell #25 What kind of supercell is this?is this?
#25 What kind of supercell #25 What kind of supercell is this?is this?
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#26 What is this?#26 What is this?#26 What is this?#26 What is this?
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#27 Is this a tornado? #27 Is this a tornado? Explain why or why not.Explain why or why not.#27 Is this a tornado? #27 Is this a tornado?
Explain why or why not.Explain why or why not.
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#28 What is this #28 What is this texture?texture?
#28 What is this #28 What is this texture?texture?
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#29 What is the feature at #29 What is the feature at letter A?letter A?
#29 What is the feature at #29 What is the feature at letter A?letter A?
A
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#30 Is this a wall cloud or #30 Is this a wall cloud or shelf cloud? Defend your shelf cloud? Defend your
answer.answer.
#30 Is this a wall cloud or #30 Is this a wall cloud or shelf cloud? Defend your shelf cloud? Defend your
answer.answer.
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