What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather
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Decreasing pressure
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Why can bodies of water create microclimates
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They cool and heat more slowly than the land around them
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What fact do scientists believe provides evidence for the Big Bang Theory
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All distant galaxies are moving away from us.
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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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During the phase called the new moon the moon is not visible to observers on Earth Why not
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The moon is between the sun, and Earth and reflects light back
toward the sun.
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On a weather map wind speeds are related to
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the spacing of isobars is the correct answer
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An air mass that originates over land in Central America is most likely
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warm and dry
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Which best describes the way sunlight creates global ocean currents
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Sunlight warms the equatorial waters more than polar waters. The
tropics receive the most sun because of the tilt of the earth's
axis. The uneven heating leads to convection.
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Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to
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Its Dew Point
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Where are plankton eating fish most likely to live in a freshwater lake
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The plankton eating fish are most likely to live in the warmer
and more aerated sections of the freshwater lake. Plankton thrive
in areas that are not too frosty.
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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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What is an continental crust
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Formed from slowly-cooled lava.
APEX;)
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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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What planet in our solar system features the runaway greenhouse effect
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venus
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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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as a result of the coriolis effect an air mass moving from the north pole toward the equator will
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Turn towards the right
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What is thought to have caused the ice ages
Earth's Precession
What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather
Decreasing pressure
Why can bodies of water create microclimates
They cool and heat more slowly than the land around them
What fact do scientists believe provides evidence for the Big Bang Theory
All distant galaxies are moving away from us.
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.
During the phase called the new moon the moon is not visible to observers on Earth Why not
The moon is between the sun, and Earth and reflects light back
toward the sun.
On a weather map wind speeds are related to
the spacing of isobars is the correct answer
An air mass that originates over land in Central America is most likely
warm and dry
Which best describes the way sunlight creates global ocean currents
Sunlight warms the equatorial waters more than polar waters. The
tropics receive the most sun because of the tilt of the earth's
axis. The uneven heating leads to convection.
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to
Its Dew Point
Where are plankton eating fish most likely to live in a freshwater lake
The plankton eating fish are most likely to live in the warmer
and more aerated sections of the freshwater lake. Plankton thrive
in areas that are not too frosty.
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
What is an continental crust
Formed from slowly-cooled lava.
APEX;)
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.
What planet in our solar system features the runaway greenhouse effect
venus
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
as a result of the coriolis effect an air mass moving from the north pole toward the equator will