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Weather Reports of Wind Express Only the Horizontal Motion of the Air

Question 33

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Weather reports of wind express only the horizontal motion of the air. The vertical component of the air motion is usually:

A) very much slower.
B) about the same.
C) only slightly slower.
D) much faster.
E) No general statement can be made.

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