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Cards in this guide (14)
How are winds labeled

based on thier location, speed & general direction.

Air that has reached its water-vapor capacity is said to be what

saturated

Along a front which type of air is always forced upward

Warm air :d

Air subsides in the center of an

High Pressure

Which term describes the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through a liquid

Sublimation

What two factors are used to classify climate in the Koppen climate classification system

temperature and precipitation

How do highland climates compare to nearby areas at lower elevations

They are cooler and wetter.

The deserts of the Sahara and the Australia are associated with what

Subtropical high pressure centers

What statement accurately describes a La Nina event

it has oppiste of the el nino event

When air at the surface diverges airflow above must

Converge, regardless of hemisphere

Which characteristic is not true of cold fronts A they lift upward B they push warm fronts downward C they move more slowly than warm fronts D none of these are true

None of the choices are true.

Which factor does not help determine the height length and period of a wave

temperature

Which property is the difference between fogs and clouds

Location

What is the shape of a middle-latitude cyclone

Mid-latitude cyclones are typically comma-shaped.

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