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How do waves change as they approach the shore

As waves approach the shore, interaction with the sea floor slows the waves down and the crests of the waves bunch up. They increase in height as the energy in each wave compresses into a shorter horizontal distance, but the period of the wave does not change. Eventually, the waves break.

In what way does ocean water move globally

Along cold water currents from the poles to the equator.

What is an effect of La Nia

Mr poppins is coming

In boiling water water molecules move apart and escape in the form of water vapor The process is called

evaporation

What force acts against capillary action as water moves through the ground

Gravity

Why do oceanographers take measurements of the conductivity of the seawater

Conductivity can be used to calculate the salinity of the water.

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

Currents are caused by temperature and density differences

deep

Why does the thermosphere have the highest temperature of all atmosphere layers

IT is closest to the sun

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

Polar Circulation

Why would a civilization choose to live near a river that regularly floods

The alluvial silt that covers the land during flooding increases its fertility. This is in addition to the ready supply of fresh water required for any large societal group.

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.

Which type of rocks are produced from deposition of particles

Sedimentary

Which of these does not contribute to changing seasons angle of incidence of solar radiation tilt of the earth on its axis distance between the earth and sun or revolution of the earth around the sun

The distance of the Earth from the sun does not contribute to the changing seasons. Although this distance does change (since the Earth's orbit is elliptical, not perfectly circular) the amount of the change is not great enough to affect the seasons. It is the angle of incidence of solar radiation, which in turn is affected by the axial tilt of the Earth and its revolution around the sun, which creates the changing seasons.

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