Multiple Choice
Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by
A) lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.
B) forcing a layer of moist air to descend a mountain range.
C) heating the upper portion of an unsaturated layer of air.
D) all of the above
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