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Weather
Information on Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is weather created? | By the transferring of energy (heat) between the Earth's surface and atmosphere |
| What does Weather do? | Describes the current state of the atmosphere or day to day changes in atmospheric conditions |
| What does Climate do? | Describes the typical (average) weather patterns of certain locations over a period of many years |
| What are the four major factors that affect climate? | Latitude, elevation, proximity to oceans and position relative to mountains |
| What are the three major climatic zones? | tropical, temperate, and polar |
| Name one way weather can be predicted | Cloud type |
| Where does Continental Polar (cP) come from? | Canada |
| Where does Maritime Polar (mP) come from? | North Atlantic or North Pacific |
| Where does Continental Tropical (cT) come from? | Mexico |
| What is a jet stream? | A fast moving river of wind that is found at the top of the troposphere or at the bottom of the stratosphere |