Briefly describe where each of the following features is found in the Earth's general circulation. What meteorological conditions might be associated with each feature?
horse latitudestrade windsITCZ polar frontdoldrums
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The recorded air temperature the night after a heavy snowfall is much lower than the previous night despite a similar air mass being in place for both nights. What is the best explanation for this change in air temperature?
A. Snow is a poor conductor of heat. B. Snow is a poor reflector of heat. C. Snow is a poor radiator of heat. D. Snow has a low albedo.
Electromagnetic energy travels in ____.
A. waves B. packets C. nodes D. modules E. chunks
Inversions are detrimental to developing storm systems because:
A) they encourage instability. B) they cap convective development C) they increase entrainment. D) they seriously alter the horizontal moisture profile of the atmosphere.
Which of the following refers to the massive and sudden loss of plants and animals relative to the number of new species being added?
A. Catastrophism B. Great death C. Mass extinction D. Fossil depletion E. All of the answers listed here