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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the factors that effect climate? | sun, atmospheric pressure, global winds, and oceans |
| Describe the suns effect on earth | energy reaches earth. half is reflected or absorbed. The rest is converted into heat. |
| The greenhouse effect does what? | keeps the planet warm |
| _____zones are caused by warm air, which expands and rises | low-pressure |
| _____ zones are caused by cool air which is dense and sinks | high pressure |
| What do pressure differences cause? | airflow and energy distribution |
| What do global winds do? | they move heat and cold around the earths surface |
| What do oceans do? | move heat between tropics and polar regions |
| water heats and cools _____ than land | slower |
| ice crystals formed in clouds | snow |
| chunks of ice formed in snow clouds | hail |
| increase in evelvation causes a ___ in temperature | drop |
| ___ cause the orographic effect | mountains |
| leeward side | rain shadow |
| which side is dryer? leeward or windward? | leeward |
| _____ storms form when cold, dry polar air mixes with moist warm tropical air | middle lattitude storms |
| Which are smaller? tropical storms OR middle latitude storms? | tropical |