Suppose you are flying in an airplane at the top of the troposphere. What atmospheric conditions would you expect to find there?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The atmosphere would be very cold, have little water vapor and a small fraction of the pressure experienced at the surface. In some places there are jet stream winds, which can flow far over 200 kph.
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____________________ form when ____________________ are filled with minerals and sediment. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
Which are the most persistent surface winds?
A) Doldrums B) Westerlies C) Easterlies D) None of these choices
What causes most of the differences in winds in comparison to normal surface wind directions?
A) Geographical distribution of landmasses B) The different responses of land and ocean to solar heating C) Chaotic flow D) All of these choices
The warming experienced over the 20th century
A) was uniform across the globe. B) is expected to be uniform across the globe in the 21st century. C) was not uniform across the globe.