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Cards in this guide (14)
Is the saying the higher the clouds the better the weather true

High clouds indicate the dry air and high pressure of fair weather.

so it is true

What usually accompanies a cold spell in Minnesota

Minnesota receives arctic air when the polar jet stream moves south across Canada.

Nitrogen cycle in order

nitrogen plants eat

What is land brezze

Land breeze is just like sea breeze, but land breeze is created during the night. Its cooler.

Which step is not part of a normal convention cycle

Cooled air rises creating a high pressure system below

What layer in the atmosphere has the highest temperature

thermosphere

What would occur if the earth was tilted

The Earth is tilted, and it causes seasons.

When your hand melts a snowball What type of heat transfer is it an example of

Conduction

What causes two distinct pressure zones between equator and the poles

Earths rotation

Which has the lowest albedo

A blacktop highway

Which convection cell in the atmosphere borders on the in the atmosphere borders on the inter-tropical convergence zone

Hadley Cell

What processes removes carbon dioxide from the air or water

The carbon cycle moves carbon through the atmosphere, the oceans and the land.

Specifically, photosynthesis by plants removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

What statement is true about true of jet streams

The polar jet stream is generally stronger than the subtropical jet stream

Which statement is true of jet streams

The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds

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