The Saffir-Simpson wind scale is commonly used to indicate the potential threat posed by a hurricane.  Identify several reasons that this scale can be an inadequate indicator of the threat posed by hurricanes.

For a forecast to show skill it must _________ .

The major tropical deserts of the world are largely found at latitudes near 30 degrees North and South. This is primarily because the _________ is (are) found at that latitude.

If is a continuous function such that , on

Other things being equal, surface temperatures on a cloudy night will not cool off as much as temperatures on a clear night.  This is not because “clouds are like a blanket.” Explain the energy transfer mechanism responsible for clouds keeping nighttime temperatures warmer than they would otherwise be.

Weather radar is an example of a(n) ____________ remote sensor.

Charleston, South Carolina has a temperature of 75 °F and a dew point temperature of 69 °F.  Sacramento, California has the same air temperature as Charleston, but a dew point temperature of 53 °F.   If air were forced to ascend in each of these places, how would the altitude of the cloud bases compare? Would the base be higher in one place than the other (if so, which one), or the same?  Explain.

Increased serum calcium levels are a result of what step in the pathophysiology of multiple myeloma? 

If a particular cell in question has a round nucleus with both primary and secondary granules present, what cell is it? 

Match the cell on the left to the type of infection it participates in on the right