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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Albedo | the reflectivity of surface . Lighter colors reflect sunlight so it has a higher . Darker surfaces absorb more sunlight so it has a lower albido |
| where is solar radiation consontrated | is received the highest consontration at the equator which causes warmer. then the radiation spreads out as it goes toward the polar regions causing colder temp |
| what causes land and sea breezes | the land heats and cools more quickly than water, which causes these land/sea breezes |
| what causes the corolid effect | is the movement of air caused by earth's rotation |
| what are the Prevailing Westerlies | winds located between 30 and 60 latitude north and south of equator. They blow from west and acts as boundaries between the cold polarand milder equaterial |
| what are Polar easterlies | cold winds that flow east to west near north and south poles |
| what is the high pressure system and what does it bring | the air masses sink making it for clouds to form making it clear skies |
| what is a low pressure system and what does it bring | brings cloud and precptation associated to rito rising warm air |
| what is climate | long term weather conditions. It's determined by amount of preciptation, average temp, kinds of plants . It snows 20 inch a year |
| what is weather | day to day atmospheric condition . It is cold and rainy outside |
| what is rain shadowing | an area of low rainfall on the downhill side of a mountain |
| what is global warming | rising of earth's temp over the 100 years |
| what is a cold front | intense precipitation thunderstorm |
| what is a warm front | long steady rain or rain showers |
| what does Rise of sea level do and what is it caused by | it causes the polar reasons to melt which causes the rise of the sea level and it's caused by climate change |