The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between
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Southern Canada and Mexico
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What happens in a stationary front
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A cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, with neither moving. During a stationary front the weather will stay the same for several days or more than a week. It depends on what type of front is making the other front stationary.
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How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction
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Decreasing pressure indicates stormy weather.
Increasing Pressure indicates better weather.
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What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the poles
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earths tilt (apex)
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Why do bodies of water tend to moderate temperature swings from day to day
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Water has a high heat capacity.
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The ocean current that flows up the eastern US and across the Atlantic is called the
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gulf stream
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More rain generally falls on the what side of a mountain range
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More rain generally falls on the windward side of a mountain
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water vapor cools and falls as rain.
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You can locate regions of low wind speed on a weather map by locating what
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regions where isobars are spaced far apart
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Which type of the following is true of clouds at medium altitudes
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mostly water
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What would occur if the earth was tilted
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The Earth is tilted, and it causes seasons.
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What is the difference of the causes between a sea breeze and a land breeze
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The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze
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Which has the lowest albedo
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A blacktop highway
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For the same insolation order these regions from highest absorption to lowest.
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as s hold
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When northern hemisphere south facing mountain slopes form a microclimate because they are
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Drier and Warmer
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Hpow do the conditions in the united states change when the jet stream moves north
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It gets warmer-Apex
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Which statement is true of jet streams
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The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds
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which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form
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A cold front advancing
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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between
Southern Canada and Mexico
What happens in a stationary front
A cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, with neither moving. During a stationary front the weather will stay the same for several days or more than a week. It depends on what type of front is making the other front stationary.
How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction
Decreasing pressure indicates stormy weather.
Increasing Pressure indicates better weather.
What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the poles
earths tilt (apex)
Why do bodies of water tend to moderate temperature swings from day to day
Water has a high heat capacity.
The ocean current that flows up the eastern US and across the Atlantic is called the
gulf stream
More rain generally falls on the what side of a mountain range
More rain generally falls on the windward side of a mountain
range. This is because the air is being forced upward, where the
water vapor cools and falls as rain.
You can locate regions of low wind speed on a weather map by locating what
regions where isobars are spaced far apart
Which type of the following is true of clouds at medium altitudes
mostly water
What would occur if the earth was tilted
The Earth is tilted, and it causes seasons.
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
When northern hemisphere south facing mountain slopes form a microclimate because they are
Drier and Warmer
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
which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form