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If the relative humidity is high and the temperature drops water vapor may

condense

What does nitrogen fixation accomplish

It allows plants to use nitrogen to grow.

In what way does ocean water move globally

Along cold water currents from the poles to the equator.

What causes a valley breeze

The sides of the valley heating more quickly than the air around it

What is the name for runaway plant growth because of excess nitrogen

Eutrophication

Which ocean zone is most habitable

The epipelagic ocean zone is most habitable.

Put the steps of the nitrogen cycle in order starting with the step that removes nitrogen from the atmosphere

N2 molecules break apart via nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Other living entities such as plants and animals ingest nitrogen in nitrate-containing compounds. Organic matter decays via decomposers.

N2 is formed via denitrifying bacteria.

The trade winds and westerlies originate here

Horse-Latitudes

What type of air mass would produce warm dry weather in the summer

continental tropical

A hamburger sizzles on a frying pan

A hamburger sizzles on a frying pan as a result of conduction.

For a wave with a height of 10 feet and wavelength of 20 feet what is the wave base

The wave base (the depth at which water moves) would be about 10 feet, or 1/2 the wavelength.

What cool region underneath cloud cover will have a region with no cloud cover

A higher pressure than

What layer in the atmosphere has the highest temperature

thermosphere

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.

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

as s hold

How does region has a low pressure and a high pressure system moves in. What is the best prediction about the weather from this information

How does a region has a low pressure and a high pressure system moves in. What is the best prediction about the weather from this information?

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

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