Uplift of Air That Occurs When Bubbles of Warm Air

question 14

Multiple Choice

Uplift of air that occurs when bubbles of warm air rise within an unstable body of air is known as

• A) convectional uplift.
• B) orographic uplift.
• C) frontal uplift.
• D) convergent uplift.
• E) cyclonic uplift.

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Definitions:

Tension

a force that stretches something, making it longer or tighter.

Shear

A strain in materials characterized by slippage along a plane or planes parallel to the imposed stress.

Confining Pressure

The pressure applied equally in all directions on a rock or sediment body usually due to the weight of overlying materials.

Fluid Pressure

The pressure exerted by a fluid at rest in a given point within the fluid, which can significantly affect geological features and human-engineered structures.