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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where does solar radiation hit the most? | equator |
| what has a higher albedo? | Snow-covered mountains |
| which heats up faster land or water? | the land |
| what is the Coriolis effect? | the movement of air caused by the Earth's rotation |
| Where are the prevailing westerlies located? | the wind at 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south |
| where are the polar Easterlies at? | winds that flow east to west through the north and south poles |
| what does high pressure systems cause? | clear weather |
| what do low pressure systems cause? | precipitation and snow |
| what are trade winds? | steady winds that flow east to west 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south latitude |
| what is climate? | long term weather conditions |
| what is weather? | the day to day atmospheric conditions |
| what is rain shadowing? | if one side of something is rainy |
| What is global warming? | the temperatures of earth through the past 100 years |
| what do cold fronts cause? | intense precipitation and thunderstorms |
| what do warm fronts cause? | long steady rain showers |
| what is rise of sea level? | when ice melts and causes the sea level to rise. |