The Conveyor Belt Model

question 24

Multiple Choice

The conveyor belt model

• A)looks at cyclones in two dimensions.
• B)has less explanatory power than does the cyclogenesis model.
• C)does not account for the comma-shaped cloud pattern often associated with cyclones.
• D)focuses on three major flows of air.

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