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Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What materials are NOT insulators? | metals and water (liquids) |
| A continental polar air mass will be | dry and cold |
| The food that you eat is a form of what type of energy? | chemical energy |
| Where do cold water currents generally begin? | near the poles |
| Water vapor enters the atmosphere by what process? | evaporation |
| The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth’s rotation. | Coriolis Effect |
| The density of ocean water increases when it | it gets colder |
| Any form of water that falls from clouds is called | precipitation |
| The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a | continental climate |
| The sun’s rays are least direct | near the poles |
| Water that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail is called what? | precipitation |
| A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans. | Current |