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Las mangas marinas se producen:Waterspouts are produced:
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Correct answer: b) By the convergence of two air masses at different temperatures with a cumulonimbus cloud above.
Why it is correct
Waterspouts form beneath a cumulonimbus when air masses at different temperatures converge, spinning up an intense vortex between the cloud and the sea surface.
Why the others are not
- a) The rising air is warm and the cloud is a cumulonimbus.
- c) Warm air rises and the parent cloud is a cumulonimbus.
- d) They do not depend on a stationary front.
How to work it out in the exam
- Waterspout: thermal convergence beneath a cumulonimbus.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
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