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- Weather -
ES. 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Transfer of what between the Earth's surface and atmosphere creates weather? | Energy (heat) |
| Weather describes what? | The current state of the atmosphere or day to day changes in atmospheric conditions |
| Climate describes what? | The typical (average) weather patterns of certain locations over a period of many years |
| What are the three major climatic zones? | Tropical, temperate and polar |
| How are winds created? | By uneven heating of the Earth's surface and modified by the Coriolis Effect |
| A land breeze occurs at the ocean front when wind blows from ______ to ______. | Land, sea |
| What is a fast moving river of wind that is found at the top of the troposphere or at the bottom of the stratosphere? | The Jet Stream |
| The atmosphere is warmed by what? | Radiation; conduction |
| Warm air is _____ dense. | Less |
| Cloud droplets join together and grow large and heavy enough the droplet will fall as what? | Precipitation |
| What are cirrus clouds? | Thin, wispy, veiled clouds |
| Air masses have a temperature and humidity _________. | Component |