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Weather by:Jermel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The three major climatic zones are | (0 to 30 degrees), temperate (30 to 60 degrees) and polar (60 to 90 degrees. |
| Earth’s surface is heated by | sun |
| Winds are created by | uneven heating of the Earth’s surface |
| Global wind patterns | develop from this uneven heating of the surface |
| The jet stream is a fast moving | river of wind |
| The atmosphere is warmed by | convection |
| A hurricane is | tropical cyclone |
| A tornado is | a narrow, violent, funnel-shaped column of spiral winds |
| Weather can be predicted by using cloud type | Cirrus clouds, the thin, wispy, veiled clouds, mean that a front is approaching |
| High pressure systems spin | clockwise |