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1. The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1 c is called?
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2. Distinguish between climate and microclimate
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Ch 14 L 1 questions

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1. The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1 c is called? Specific heat
2. Distinguish between climate and microclimate While climate is the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region, microclimate is a localized climate that is different from the climate of the larger area around it
3. use the term Rain shadow in a sentence There are many mountains with Rain shadow
4. How are climates classified D. by temperature, precipitation, and vegetation
5. describe the climate of an island in the tropical Pacific Ocean Warm and humid
6. compare the climates on either side of a large mountain range While one side can be warm and moist, the other can be hot and dry
7. distinguish between weather and climate While weather is the temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, etc of a place and time, climate is the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region
8. summarize information about the different types of climate worldwide tropic - warm and moist dry - hot and lacking water mild- warm and humid continental - well rounded polar - cold
9. distinguish between the climates of a coastal location and a location in the center of a large continent a coastal location would be more moist and humid while a location in the center of a large continent would be more dry
10. infer how you might snow ski on the island of Hawaii bring your own snow
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