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Where is the Ionosphere located

The ionosphere is located approximately in the same region as the top half of the mesosphere and the entire thermosphere in the upper atmosphere, from about 40 mi (60 km), continuing upward to the magnetosphere.

What prevents wind from blowing directly from the North Pole to the South Pole

cold air drops then it rises, then as soon as it hits the pole. It drops.

The Coriolis effect

Why is nitrogen fixation necessary

Most plants use single nitrogen atoms, not N2 molecules.

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

What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the polls

The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.

What is the difference of the causes between a sea breeze and a land breeze

The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the opposite direction.

Which has the lowest albedo

A blacktop highway

For the same insolation order these regions from highest absorption to lowest.

as s hold

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

Hadley Cell

What prevents wind from blowing directly from the north pole to South

The Coriolis

Hpow do the conditions in the united states change when the jet stream moves north

It gets warmer-Apex

Which statement is true of jet streams

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

if earth was not spinning there would be no ____.

Diurnal cycle

the air in a cool region underneath cloud cover will have ____ a region with no cloud cover

a higher density than... apex

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