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What is the name of the quantum process in which a particle passes through an energy barrier it classically cannot cross?
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Quantum tunnelling
What intrinsic quantum property gives electrons a half-integer angular momentum?
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Spin
What is the quantum property that allows a system to combine multiple possible states before measurement?
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Superposition
In Earth’s atmosphere, what is the boundary between the mesosphere and thermosphere called?
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Mesopause
What type of weather front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front?
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Occluded front
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What type of weather front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front?
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Occluded front
What is standard sea-level atmospheric pressure in hectopascals?
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1013.25 hPa
Which cloud genus is typically associated with thunderstorms and lightning?
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Cumulonimbus
What is the highest category on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale?
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Category 5
Which location has the world’s highest average annual rainfall?
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Mawsynram
Who created the Beaufort wind force scale used to describe wind strength?
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Francis Beaufort
What instrument measures sunshine duration in meteorology?
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Sunshine recorder