Massive, Sometimes Catastrophic, Rainfalls Are Called

question 144

Multiple Choice

Massive, sometimes catastrophic, rainfalls are called:

• A) orographies.
• B) frontal precipitation.
• C) monsoons.
• D) rain-belt effects.

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Definitions:

Dorsal Thalamic Nucleus

Regions within the dorsal part of the thalamus in the brain, involved in sensory perception and regulation of motor functions.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

UCS

An abbreviation for "Unconditioned Stimulus," which in classical conditioning is a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

CS

An abbreviation for Conditioned Stimulus, an initially neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.