Why Is Global Warming Expected to Increase the Frequency and Severity

question 44

Multiple Choice

Why is global warming expected to increase the frequency and severity of hurricanes?

• A)Global warming is likely to increase the rate of terrestrial radiation.
• B)Global warming is likely to increase the rate of evaporation of ocean water.
• C)Global warming is likely to increase the latent heat of water vapor.
• D)Global warming is likely to decrease the total amount of water in the oceans.

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Definitions:

Anaphase

Time during cell division when chromatids divide (or, in the case of first meiosis, when the chromosome pairs divide).

Telophase

Time during cell division when the chromosomes are pulled by spindle fibers away from the cell equator and into the two halves of the dividing cell.

Prophase

First stage in cell division when chromatin strands condense to form chromosomes.

Metaphase

A stage of cell division (mitosis or meiosis) where chromosomes align in the middle of the cell before being separated into each of the two daughter cells.