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