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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between
Southern Canada and Mexico
What is thought to have caused the ice ages
Ocean and wind currents are both caused by
What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather
What kind of air would be characteristic of a maritime tropical air mass
Why can bodies of water create microclimates
They cool and heat more slowly than the land around them
Which climate zone receives the highest insolation
The tropical climate zone receives the highest insulation.
What Latin word related to clouds means wispy
Cirrus.
Cirrus clouds are wispy or curly. Cirrus means "wispy."
Wind shear can result in the formation of a
Wind shear can result in the formation of a tornado.
The location of the determines how cold it is in the midwestern US
The property of water that causes it to moderate the climate around lakes is its
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to
What forms along the boundary where two contrasting air masses meet
The keeps the climate of Great Britain warmer than it would normally be
What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
low pressure
The method is forecasting method based on the idea that the weather on any day will not change much from day before it
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
Which of the following is not a condition requiered for all thunderstorm to form
A rotating updraft, or supercell
Which climate zone tends to have cold winters and warm summers
Temperate climates have cold winters and warm summers.
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.
Which has the lowest albedo
What is the Match each measurement tool with what it measures
Hygrometer = Humidity
Thermometer = Temperature
Weather Vane = Wind direction
Anemometer = Wind
which is not part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form