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What is located immediately above the tropopause

The tropopause is the boundary layer in the Earth's atmosphere from the troposphere below and the stratosphere above.

The process through which bodies of water lose water

evaporation

At what point does the southern hemisphere have the greatest exposure to the sun

The point where the southern hemisphere has the greatest exposure to the sun is the winter solstice.

What is located immediately above the stratopause

The mesosphere is located immediately above the stratopause.

What is produced when a cold air mass moves into an area where a warm air mass is located

cold front(:

Cold air is than warm air

Cold air is more dense and less buoyant than warm air.

Which of these is a global wind that wraps around the earth

jet stream

Which of these is a special dry warm wind that blows from the rocky mountains down into the valleys below

Chinook

Warm air and cold air have densities

Yes! Warm air is less dense, which is why warm air rises. Cold air is more dense so that's why it sinks.

What type of front is indicated green on a map

Warm Front

Which of these winds determines the direction of weather movements in the United states

Prevailing westerly

An instrument that measures relative humidity is called a what

psychrometer

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