Check Your Understanding (CYU)


Storms Day 2 - CYU_2

Caution: For some CYU questions, more than one of the listed answer options might be correct. For other CYU questions, none of the listed answer options might be correct.  We do this to encourage you to think about the topic. 
Feel free to debate the answers with your peers (i.e., classmates) on the Canvas Discussion board, which is monitored by the TAs.

Question:

Which statement is TRUE?


Answer Options:

   (A)   A classic supercell is another name for a squall-line storm.

   (B)   In a classic supercell, a curtain of rain usually obscures features such as tornadoes.

   (C)   High-precipitation supercells often produce lots of hail.

   (D)   You can usually see mesocyclone rotation by eye.

   (E)   The most violent tornadoes come from supercell thunderstorms.



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Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Dept.
Univ. of British Columbia