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How many Christians believe in the signs of the stars or heaven or astrology

True Christians do not believe in Astrology. .

A Doppler red shift indicates

a star is moving AWAY FROM EARTH

What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move

stationary

Which type of air mass originates in northern Canada

cT

What kind of front is created when a cold front overtakes a warm front

It's an occluded front.
occluded front.
When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the warm air mass is lifted entirely off the ground and an occluded front forms.
This is an occluded front.
An occluded front occurs

Hurricanes produce sustained winds of at least

Hurricanes produce sustained winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h).

Violently rotating column of air

A violently rotating column of air is called a tornado.

Why can radio telescopes be used 24 hours a day

Radio signals are not overpowered by daytime sunlight as are optical signals, thus 24 hour operation.

An air mass is a large body of air with uniform temperature and

temperature humidity and pressure

Which is considered a boundary between two different fronts

both warm and cold front

Which characteristic is not true of cold fronts A they lift upward B they push warm fronts downward C they move more slowly than warm fronts D none of these are true

None of the choices are true.

What forms where warm air moves toward cold air

A warm front forms.

What do white dwarfs and neutron stars have in common

Both white dwarfs and neutron stars are extremely dense remnants of the collapsed cores of dead stars.

What is the shape of a middle-latitude cyclone

Mid-latitude cyclones are typically comma-shaped.

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