Variation of wind speed and direction with altitude is known as
A)supercells.
B)convection.
C)wind shear.
D)convergence.
E)derechos.

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Wind shear is the variation of wind speed and/or direction with altitude. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with rotating updrafts, convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of a fluid, convergence is the coming together of two air masses with different characteristics, and derechos are widespread, long-lived windstorms associated with a fast-moving line of severe thunderstorms.

Variation of Wind Speed and Direction with Altitude Is Known