High or low pressure lies along the subtropical jet stream,
depending on the time of year. The pressure gradient follows the
path of the jet stream.
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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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Where is the Ionosphere located
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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.
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Which is a type of clouds that creates a uniform flat gray sky
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Stratus
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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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What causes a valley breeze
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The sides of the valley heating more quickly than the air around
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What atmospheric area lies roughly along the equator
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intertropical convergence zone The Intertropical Convergence Zone lies roughly along the equator. This zone is made up of a band of clouds, usually thunderstorms, that circle the Earth near the equator.
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The sun bombards Earth with light
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Radiation
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Which ofthe following is a reason the human population is growing exponentially
What cool region underneath cloud cover will have a region with no cloud cover
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A higher pressure than
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What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the polls
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The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north
and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air
currents.
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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
blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the
opposite direction.
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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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What of following causes tornadoes
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coo,dy air meeting warm, moist air
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What is a problem related to fertilizer runoff
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Eutrophication
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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 is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form
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A cold front advancing
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sometimes upper level winds cause a blank front to break up ending days of gray skies
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occluded
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What lies along the subtropical jet stream
High or low pressure lies along the subtropical jet stream,
depending on the time of year. The pressure gradient follows the
path of the jet stream.
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.
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.
Which is a type of clouds that creates a uniform flat gray sky
Stratus
What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the poles
earths tilt (apex)
What causes a valley breeze
The sides of the valley heating more quickly than the air around
it
What atmospheric area lies roughly along the equator
intertropical convergence zone The Intertropical Convergence Zone lies roughly along the equator. This zone is made up of a band of clouds, usually thunderstorms, that circle the Earth near the equator.
The sun bombards Earth with light
Radiation
Which ofthe following is a reason the human population is growing exponentially