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What is thought to have caused the ice ages

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Earth's Precession

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Ocean and wind currents are both caused by

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uneven insolation

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A tropical depression can become more powerful by

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A tropical depression can become more powerful by gaining energy from the moisture that evaporates from warm water, and be developing a more well-defined circulation.

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In what way are cities microclimates

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Cities are warmer than the areas immediately around them.

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Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to its dew point and what

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condenses

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What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map

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What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

low pressure

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Hot in the summer cold in the winter

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Sure is.

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

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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

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Has lowest insolation

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Polar

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Has highest insolation

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Tropical

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What method would be best to determine the barometric pressure is changing will lead to rain

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analog

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When the barometric reading is falling and the humidity is increasing what type of wether occurs

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Rain is on the way

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What condition is required for all thunderstorms

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

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as a result of the coriolis effect an air mass moving from the north pole toward the equator will

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What is thought to have caused the ice ages

Earth's Precession

Ocean and wind currents are both caused by

uneven insolation

A tropical depression can become more powerful by

A tropical depression can become more powerful by gaining energy from the moisture that evaporates from warm water, and be developing a more well-defined circulation.

In what way are cities microclimates

Cities are warmer than the areas immediately around them.

Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to its dew point and what

condenses

What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

low pressure

Hot in the summer cold in the winter

Sure is.

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

Has lowest insolation

Polar

Has highest insolation

Tropical

What method would be best to determine the barometric pressure is changing will lead to rain

analog

When the barometric reading is falling and the humidity is increasing what type of wether occurs

Rain is on the way

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.

as a result of the coriolis effect an air mass moving from the north pole toward the equator will

Turn towards the right

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