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What does the Bergeron process explain

The growth of ice crystals in clouds from supercooled water.

Weather-producing fronts are parts of storm systems called

Mid-Latitude Cyclones

How are winds labeled

based on thier location, speed & general direction.

Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with what

Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with low pressure. It is also associated with a middle latitude cyclone.

What is the fraction of the total radiation encountered that is reflected by a surface called

albedo

Difference between photic zone and aphotic zone

Photic Zone: part of the ocean that receives sunlight

Aphotic Zone: area in an ocean where sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis does not occur

Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean

thermocline

What are the 3 groups of ocean life

plankton-organisms that drift with ocean currents.

nekton-are free swimmers. they are able to move through

the ocean waters in search of food.

benthos-are bottom dwellers. organisms that live on or

below the ocean bottom

What are the processes that freezing nuclei play a role

The Bergeron process and the collision-coalescence process play a role in the freezing nuclei.

How do animals survive along the deeper parts of the seafloor

They feed on each other

Which is not a process that has been proposed to explain the formation of precipitation

the atmospheric subduction process

Which is not an example of condensation nuclei

water droplets

For precipitation to form the cloud droplets must grow in volume roughly by

one million times

The classification of clouds is based on their

Form and height

Where does condensation happen in nature

Dew on grass

Clouds are formed by condensation

Fog

What percentage of Earth's water is found in glaciers

About 1.7 percent (and falling, as many glaciers are melting due to climate change).

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