A cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, with neither moving. During a stationary front the weather will stay the same for several days or more than a week. It depends on what type of front is making the other front stationary.
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What usually accompanies a cold spell in Minnesota
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Minnesota receives arctic air when the polar jet stream moves
south across Canada.
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In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis effect makes winds
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bend to the right of their motion
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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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In which layer of the atmosphere does most of Earth's weather occur
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The Troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, is where most of our weather occurs. The troposphere extends from the surface of the Earth upwards to a height that varies from about 9 km (or 30,000 ft) at the poles and 17 km (or 56,000 ft) at the equator.
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What is the difference of the causes between a sea breeze and a land breeze
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The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze
blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the
opposite direction.
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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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What happens in a stationary front
A cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, with neither moving. During a stationary front the weather will stay the same for several days or more than a week. It depends on what type of front is making the other front stationary.
What usually accompanies a cold spell in Minnesota
Minnesota receives arctic air when the polar jet stream moves
south across Canada.
In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis effect makes winds
bend to the right of their motion
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
In which layer of the atmosphere does most of Earth's weather occur
The Troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, is where most of our weather occurs. The troposphere extends from the surface of the Earth upwards to a height that varies from about 9 km (or 30,000 ft) at the poles and 17 km (or 56,000 ft) at the equator.
What is the difference of the causes between a sea breeze and a land breeze
The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze
blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the
opposite direction.
Which statement is true of jet streams
The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds