Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a trigger needed to start air moving upward and thus causing thunderstorms?
A) Unequal heating at the surface
B) The lifting of air along shallow boundaries of converging surface winds
C) Large-scale uplift along mountain barriers
D) Diverging upper-level winds, coupled with converging surface winds and rising air
E) Cool air rising along a frontal zone
Correct Answer:
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