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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between
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Southern Canada and Mexico

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How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction
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Decreasing pressure indicates stormy weather.

Increasing Pressure indicates better weather.

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What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather
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Decreasing pressure

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Why do bodies of water tend to moderate temperature swings from day to day
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Water has a high heat capacity.

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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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What method of forecasting uses the effects of past weather conditions as part of its forecasting method
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analog method

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What forecasting method uses a cause-and-effect relationship to predict weather
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Analog method

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The ocean current that flows up the eastern US and across the Atlantic is called the
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gulf stream

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More rain generally falls on the what side of a mountain range
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More rain generally falls on the windward side of a mountain range. This is because the air is being forced upward, where the water vapor cools and falls as rain.

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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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Is the Intertropical Convergence Zone also known as the doldrums
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Question: The doldrums happen in a zone known as the what?

Answer: intertropical convergence zone

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The method is forecasting method based on the idea that the weather on any day will not change much from day before it
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Persistence

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What is a characteristic of the intertidal zone
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Dk

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What is the dew point a mesurment of
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The Dew Point is a measurement of the water vapor in the air … the Humidity.

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What is the proximity of bodies of water in temperate climates
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It is the distance is between bodies of water in temperate climates, or one's proximity, or 'closeness,' to the bodies of water.

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Hpow do the conditions in the united states change when the jet stream moves north
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It gets warmer-Apex

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Which statement is true of jet streams
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The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds

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which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form
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A cold front advancing

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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between

Southern Canada and Mexico

How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction

Decreasing pressure indicates stormy weather.

Increasing Pressure indicates better weather.

What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather

Decreasing pressure

Why do bodies of water tend to moderate temperature swings from day to day

Water has a high heat capacity.

In what way are cities microclimates

Cities are warmer than the areas immediately around them.

What method of forecasting uses the effects of past weather conditions as part of its forecasting method

analog method

What forecasting method uses a cause-and-effect relationship to predict weather

Analog method

The ocean current that flows up the eastern US and across the Atlantic is called the

gulf stream

More rain generally falls on the what side of a mountain range

More rain generally falls on the windward side of a mountain range. This is because the air is being forced upward, where the water vapor cools and falls as rain.

What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

low pressure

Is the Intertropical Convergence Zone also known as the doldrums

Question: The doldrums happen in a zone known as the what?

Answer: intertropical convergence zone

The method is forecasting method based on the idea that the weather on any day will not change much from day before it

Persistence

What is a characteristic of the intertidal zone

Dk

What is the dew point a mesurment of

The Dew Point is a measurement of the water vapor in the air … the Humidity.

What is the proximity of bodies of water in temperate climates

It is the distance is between bodies of water in temperate climates, or one's proximity, or 'closeness,' to the bodies of water.

Hpow do the conditions in the united states change when the jet stream moves north

It gets warmer-Apex

Which statement is true of jet streams

The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds

which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form

A cold front advancing

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