Please answer the following questions, thanks. Q5: Which one of the following st
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Please answer the following questions, thanks.
Q5: Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
a) Pineapple Express is one type of an Atmospheric River.
b) Moisture transported via Pineapple Express originates near Hawaii
c) Pineapple Express storms can produce widespread flooding in California.
d) Pineapple Express is not an Atmospheric River
Q6. Examine the figure entitled ‘Rivers in the Sky’ in the article. When an AR strikes the Sierra
Nevada mountain range at a right angle (i.e., perpendicular), much of the moisture is dropped
__________ [Visit BB assignment page for choices]
Q.7 Occasionally, when an AR strikes the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an angle, it turns into a
______, which then redistributes the moisture ________
Q8: According to the article, California can be hit by as many as __________ type storms each year
accounting for nearly ____________ of annual rainfall in the span of ____________
Q9: What these four locations—San Francisco Bay, Santa Barbara Basin, Sacramento Valley, and
Klamath Mountains (mentioned in the article), have in common? (See Blackboard for choices)
Q10. The longest geological record of past big storms and megafloods associated with the
Atmospheric Rivers come from the following location:
a) Santa Barbara Basin
b) Sacramento
c) San Francisco Bay
d) Klamath Mountains
Explanation / Answer
Q5. Yes, Pineapple Express is one type of an Atmospheric River, where moisture or water vapor is getting transported through this Pineapple Express and brings heavy precipitation which leads to flooding as well as snowfall in Northwestern US, California as well as the west coast of Canada. Actually, Atmospheric River is the moisture-laden narrow funnel which forms over the tropical Pacific usually near Hawaii island. So option a., b. and c. are correct
Q6. When an AR strikes the Sierra Nevada mountain range at a right angle (i.e., perpendicular), much of the moisture is dropped ___in Northern Sierra_______ .
Q7. Occasionally, when an AR strikes the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an angle, it turns into a
_precipitation_____, which then redistributes the moisture __into Pacific Coast______
Q8. Article is needed
Q9. Article is needed
Q10. The longest geological record of past big storms and megafloods associated with the
Atmospheric Rivers come from all these following locations:
a) Santa Barbara Basin
b) Sacramento
c) San Francisco Bay