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15 Cards in this Set
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Why are light and the atmosphere important to the Earth?
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Light supplies energy to the Earth, while the atmosphere provides protect to the Earth from dangerous rays.
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The ____ is the source of nearly all of the thermal energy that warms the Earth.
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sun
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Name the three latitude zones:
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1. low latitude - tropics
2. middle latitude - temperate 3. high latitude - polar |
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Seasons are caused by ___________ and ________.
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1. slant of the sunlight
2. tilt of the Earth |
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A large area of moving air with a similar temperature is called an ___ ___.
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air mass
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What is the Coriolis Effect?
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The rapid rotation of the Earth below the winds. The Earth's land moves under the winds.
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The basic movement of thermal energy around the earth is caused by ___ and ___.
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1. warm and cold air masses
2. Coriolis Effect |
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The hot _____ have the most powerful prevailing wings.
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tropics
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The prevailing winds that blow over the middle latitudes are called the _____.
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westerlies
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Why are the westerlies important?
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They bring warm air from the tropics to the north.
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Why are the oceans more reliable at distributing thermal energy than the winds?
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The oceans can hold thermal energy longer than the winds can.
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_______ differences create warm and cold _______ ___ that circle the globe.
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Temperature
ocean currents |
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The slowest ocean currents are called _____.
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drifts
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The ocean currents flow in a _____ pattern.
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circular
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Why are the ocean currents important?
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1.The ocean currents keep the tropic waters from getting too hot, and the polar waters from getting too cold.
2. Influence rain patterns. |
