The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between
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Southern Canada and Mexico
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What happens in a stationary front
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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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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 causes the global air convection current between the equator and the poles
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earths tilt (apex)
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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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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
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water vapor cools and falls as rain.
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Which type of the following is true of clouds at medium altitudes
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mostly water
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What would occur if the earth was tilted
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The Earth is tilted, and it causes seasons.
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Which has the lowest albedo
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A blacktop highway
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For the same insolation order these regions from highest absorption to lowest.
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as s hold
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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
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.
How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction
Decreasing pressure indicates stormy weather.
Increasing Pressure indicates better weather.
What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the poles
earths tilt (apex)
Why do bodies of water tend to moderate temperature swings from day to day
Water has a high heat capacity.
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.
Which type of the following is true of clouds at medium altitudes
mostly water
What would occur if the earth was tilted
The Earth is tilted, and it causes seasons.
Which has the lowest albedo
A blacktop highway
For the same insolation order these regions from highest absorption to lowest.
as s hold
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