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¿Qué es el fetch?What is fetch in marine meteorology?
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Correct answer: d) The straight-line distance over which the wind blows in the same direction and with the same strength.
Why it is correct
Fetch is the straight-line stretch of sea over which the wind blows with constant direction and speed.
Why the others are not
- a) It is not the name of a wind.
- b) The number of hours it blows is the duration or persistence.
- c) It is a distance in miles, not a pressure.
How to work it out in the exam
- Fetch = straight-line distance over which steady wind blows.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 35 Official paper · Official answer key
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