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| The unequal heating of the Earth's surface causes... |
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| Temperature and precipitation determine what? |
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| This process moves warm water through oceans. |
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| Oceans can affect the climate because... |
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| they hold and transport a lot of heat energy |
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| The amount of energy received on the Earth is determined most by... |
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| The angle of light received from the sun. |
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| What 2 things do Convection and the Coriolis effect help create? |
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| Ocean currents and wind patterns. |
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| What are the steps of energy transfer through the atmosphere in order? |
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Light energy radiates from the sun and is absorbed and converted to heat energy.
Warm H20 and land conduct heat to the air.
Warm air becomes less dense and rises by convection.
Water vapor in the air cools and condenses forming clouds.
Cool air becomes more dense and sinks by convection. |
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| Two objects have to be ______ _____ _______to have heat transferred by conduction. |
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| Less direct sunlight on an area causes... |
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| When warm air or water rises and cool air or water sinks, what type of energy transfer is occurring? |
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| A lightbulb is an example of this type of energy transfer. |
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| What are 3 causes in variations in precipitation and temperature within a climate zone? |
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1. Elevation
2. Nearness to large body of water
3. Physical features such as mountains |
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| The area near the poles is drier than by the equator because ____ air holds less water vapor than ____ air. |
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The Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes wind and ocean currents to curve to the right in the northern hemisphere. |
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| Why are tropical marine climates warmer than tropical continental climates? |
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| Because the oceans store and transport heat energy, which affects the temperature in a climate zone. |
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| The angle of the sunlight determines how much ____ is received at a certain location on Earth. |
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| Why might a flight takes longer going one way than back the other way? |
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| Ocean currents are warm near the equator and cold near the poles because of... |
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| unequal heating of the oceans. |
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| The _______ moves weather across North America and the US. |
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| A continental climate would have ________winters and _______ summers than a marine climate. |
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| Direct sunlight causes _______ temperatures. |
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| _________energy from the sun is converted to _____ energy when it reaches the Earth. |
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| Because of the Coriolis Effect winds... |
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| When warm air rises and cool air moves in to replace it AND air moves from high to low pressure areas we get... |
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| Global wind bands found at different latitudes are due to what factor? |
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| Unequal heating of the earth's surface. |
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