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What does the Bergeron process explain
The growth of ice crystals in clouds from supercooled water.
Weather-producing fronts are parts of storm systems called
Zooplankton eat algae this is called a feeding stage or what
The ratio of air's water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor at that same temperature is the
Along a front which type of air is always forced upward
Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with what
Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often
associated with low pressure. It is also associated with a middle
latitude cyclone.
Which animal would have the greatest chance of survival
one that fed through a food web
What is the fraction of the total radiation encountered that is reflected by a surface called
Difference between photic zone and aphotic zone
Photic Zone: part of the ocean that receives sunlight
Aphotic Zone: area in an ocean where sunlight does not reach and
photosynthesis does not occur
Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean
The use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules are called what
What are the 3 groups of ocean life
plankton-organisms that drift with ocean currents.
nekton-are free swimmers. they are able to move through
the ocean waters in search of food.
benthos-are bottom dwellers. organisms that live on or
below the ocean bottom
What are the processes that freezing nuclei play a role
The Bergeron process and the collision-coalescence process play
a role in the freezing nuclei.
How do animals survive along the deeper parts of the seafloor
Which is not an example of condensation nuclei
Which is not a category of marine organisms
The classification of clouds is based on their
Where does condensation happen in nature
Dew on grass
Clouds are formed by condensation
Fog