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What drives the creation of convection cells?
Unequal heating of the planet
+100 points
Describe the Coriolis effect
The curving of the path of objects or fluids due to Earth's rotation
- 200 points
What weather is associated with areas of low pressure?
Cloudy, wet, windy, etc.
-100 points
Predict the climate of an area at 60 N latitude
Cool, wet, overcast
+500 points
How do positive feedback loops worsen climate change?
Positive feedback loops move values further away from baseline (normal)
+ 500 points
Which latitudes correspond with areas of high pressure?
30 N and S
90 N and S
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Name the three convection cells
Hadley, Ferrel, Polar
+ 300 points
What is albedo?
The measure of an object's reflectivity of solar radiation
+ 400 points
Why do the horse latitudes have little wind?
They are areas of high pressure
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Name the major wind belts
Westerlies, Trade Winds, Polar Easterlies
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Which city would have a smaller range of climate: coastal or inland?
Coastal due to its proximity to a large body of water
+100 point
What occurs during a negative feedback loop?
The response returns the system to baseline (normal)
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Which side of a mountain has a dry local climate?
The leeward side (rain shadow)
-200 point
What direction do storm tracks move in the United States and why?
West to East. Polar Jet Stream and Westerlies
+200 points
How do greenhouse gasses affect the flow of energy out of the atmosphere?
GHGs trap infrared radiation and prevent it from leaving the atmosphere
+300 points
What drives surface ocean currents?
Wind and the Coriolis effect
+300 points
Is air rising or sinking in an area of high pressure?
Sinking
- 100 points
Where do coastal breezes flow during the daytime and why?
From the ocean to the sea because the land heats up more quickly than water
+ 700 points
Why does one side of a mountain receive precipitation?
Prevailing winds push air up the mountain, where it RECC
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What effect would melting ice caps have on the density of surrounding water? Why?
Melting ice caps release freshwater, lowering the salinity (saltiness) of the surrounding water and making it less dense.
+400 points