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What is the Stefan-Boltzmann Law?
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As the temperature of an object increases, more radiation is emitted each second
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Wien's Displacement Law
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As the temperature of a body increases, so does the proportion of shorter wavelenghts
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Does light hit the Earth at equal angles?
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No - at the equator it is hit right on, but not at the poles
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When are we closest to the sun?
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January
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What kind of percipitation and temperature does leth have in the winter, and in the summer?
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Low percip and temp in the winterHigher temp and percip in the summer
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What kind of percipitation and temperature does van have in the winter, and in the summer?
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High percipitation in the winter, low tempsHigh temp in the summer, low percipiation
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Are winds stronger when the lines are closer together?
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Yes.
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What is the coriolis force?
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Winds in the N. Hemi will be deflected to the RightWinds in the S. Hemi will be deflected to...
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What is the friction force?
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Surface roughness decrease wind speedReduces the impact of the inertial Coriolis force
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What are anticyclones?
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High pressure systems, with winds spiraling out of them clockwise
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What are cyclones?
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Low pressure systems, with winds spiraling into them counterclockwise.
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In a low pressure system, is air stable or unstable?
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Unstable, with a tendency to converge and rise at the surface, and diverge aloft
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In a high pressure system, is air stable or unstable?
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Stable, with a tendency to diverge and fall at the surface, and converge aloft.
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Where does the jet stream form?
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Alonf the Polar Front
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Explain continentality
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Temperature conditions more extreme - land warms and cools rapidly
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Explain the conditions of marine areas.
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Temperature conditions are more moderate, water warrms and cools slowly
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During the day, does warm air flow from the land or the sea?
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It flows from the land, and is cooled over the ocean.
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During the night, does warm air flow from the land or the sea?
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It flows from the sea, and is cooled over the land.
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When do stable conditions exist?
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When the ELR is to the right of the dry or moist adiabatic rate.
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When do unstable conditions exist?
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When the ELR is to the left of the dry or moist adiabatic rate.
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