An example of mesoscale motion is
A) winds on a surface weather map of North America.
B) winds on a 500 mb chart.
C) winds blowing through a city.
D) winds blowing past a chimney.
E) average wind patterns around the world.

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Mesoscale motions refer to atmospheric motions that occur on the scale of a few kilometers to a few hundred kilometers. Winds blowing through a city, which is typically a few kilometers in size, would be an example of mesoscale motion. The other options refer to larger-scale atmospheric motions (A, B, E) or smaller-scale motions (D).

An Example of Mesoscale Motion Is