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Cards in this guide (9)
What type of clouds appear to be piled up from low to high altitudes

Cumulus Clouds

What characterizes climate in middle latitudes

variety

What are clouds composed of

evaporation from the sea floats up and forms clouds. when the clouds become too heavy they perspire! and the whole process starts again

As air parcels cool due to expansion of the rising air mass, water vapor begins to condense on condensation nuclei such as dust, ice and salt. This process forms clouds.

FOR A+ WATER AND ICE IS THE ANSWER

What layer of gas in the troposphere protects the earth from high-energy UV radiation

The ozone layer

What is the name for the clockwise deflection of air in the cells near the poles

Polar Circulation

Where and when would you expect days to be the longest

at the poles during their summers
The equinox is the place where you would expect days to be the longest. It has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night at all locations.

What are the two categories of seismic waves

The two main categories of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the Earth.

Which type of rocks are produced from deposition of particles

Sedimentary

What type of combustion fuels produces the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide

All carbon based fuels produce carbon dioxide when burned. These include:

  • fossil fuels (coal. oil, natural gas)
  • alcohols
  • bio-fuels (wood, charcoal, waste burning including cremation)
  • specialty industrial fuels (acetylene etc.)
  • carbon monoxide

Coal and petroleum are the two primary fossil fuels. Oxidizing methane also releases CO2, but that is 25 times better than releasing methane, itself an even more potent greenhouse gas.
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