Define midlatitude anticyclone and explain the weather associated with it
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A high-pressure disturbance of the average flow of the surface westerlies and is so large that it takes more than a day to pass over a location. It is associated with sunny, dry weather.
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Suppose a high concentration of oxygen 16 was found in the ice caves of Antarctica and Greenland. Which of the following conditions likely occurred at the time the ice was formed?
A. cold air temperatures B. intense ultraviolet radiation C. the caves were under the ocean D. mild winters
Explain why hurricanes weaken before they reach the coast of California
What will be an ideal response?
The horizontal motion of air relative to Earth's surface is
A) barometric pressure. B) wind. C) convection flow. D) a result of equalized pressure across the surface.
Consider a substance that has high heat capacity. As compared to a substance with low heat capacity, when an equal amount of heat is applied to both, the high heat capacity substance will __________.
-become more salty -turn to a liquid -become so viscous that it won't flow -explode -heat up much more slowly