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M.E
C.O
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What does L stand for
Laditude
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What does M stand for
Mountian barriers
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What does the C stand for
Continental location
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What causes wind?
Differences in air pressure
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What is one example of a convection cell
Either Polar, Ferrel or Hadley cell
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Define the Coriolis effect..
The motion caused by earths rotation in the atomoshpere causing moving objects to flow in curved paths.
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What are the two sides of a mountain called?
Windward and leeward
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What effect does Continental location and Ocean currents cause?
Thermohaline circulation
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What does the W stand for
Wind
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What is the difference between climate and weather
Climate is long term and weather is short term.
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What does the A stand for?
Air Pressure
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Define Elevation.
Hight above a specific level, most comonly sea level
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T or f: Continental location and Ocean currents cause the Coriolis effect.
False
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During the night time and in land breeze is the sea warm or cool?
Cool
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What wind belt occurs in Minisota?
Westerlies
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If the earth didn’t rotate we would have one giant convection cell. Where would all of the air from the poles go?
Towards the equator
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What does the E stand for
Elevation
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C stands for continental location. What does C have to do with ocean currents?
In addition to the Coriolis Effect, land masses or continents can influence ocean currents by causing them to be deflected from their original path.
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Global winds are normally found at _____
Specific Laditudes
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Who is named after the Coriolis effect
Who is Gustave Gaspard Coriolis (not on the test)
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According to this diagram what occurs at the North and South poles, 30 degrees and 50 degrees?
Polar easterlies, subtropical anticyclones, westerlies
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Acording to the diagram bellow what side is cooler?
Windward
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What does the O stand for
Ocean Currents
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During the day the land at the beach is _____ than the air over the ocean. The breeze occurs from the _____ pressure. ______ Tempratures over the water to the low pressure ______ temps over the land.
Warmer, high, cooloer, warmer
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Define low pressure, (vertical motion, rotation clockwise or counterclockwise, and precip.)
Upwards, clockwise rotation, and low precip