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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between

Southern Canada and Mexico

What is thought to have caused the ice ages

Earth's Precession

Ocean and wind currents are both caused by

uneven insolation

What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather

Decreasing pressure

Which climate zone receives the highest insolation

The tropical climate zone receives the highest insulation.

What Latin word related to clouds means wispy

Cirrus.

Cirrus clouds are wispy or curly. Cirrus means "wispy."

Wind shear can result in the formation of a

Wind shear can result in the formation of a tornado.

Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to

Its Dew Point

What forms along the boundary where two contrasting air masses meet

a front

The keeps the climate of Great Britain warmer than it would normally be

the gulf stream

What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

low pressure

When a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass its called a what

When a cold FRONT catches up to a warm FRONT it is called an occluded front.

When a cold AIR MASS displaces a warmer AIR MASS it is a cold front.
Occluded front

Which climate zone tends to have cold winters and warm summers

Temperate climates have cold winters and warm summers.

What condition is required for all thunderstorms

For starters, the thing you will need for all storms is Low Air Pressure. So you will always need this for all thunderstorms.

Which has the lowest albedo

A blacktop highway

What is the Match each measurement tool with what it measures

Hygrometer = Humidity

Thermometer = Temperature

Weather Vane = Wind direction

Anemometer = Wind

which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form

A cold front advancing

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