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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

A cold front advancing

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