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16 Cards in this Set
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Continental Polar
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forms over polar land; cold and dry
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Continental Tropical
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Forms over equatorial land; warm and dry
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Maritime Polar
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forms over polar seas; cold and wet
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Maritime Tropical
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forms over equatorial seas; warm and wet
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Jet Streams
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flows in upper troposhere; moves from west to east; covers large distances at fast speeds
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Doldrum
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low-pressure zone; air rises; along the equator
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Horse Latitudes
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high-pressure zones; air sinks; between poles and equator
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Trade Winds
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blow from horse latitudes towards the equator
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Westerlies
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blow from horse latitudes toward the poles
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Easterlies
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blow away from polar region
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Coriolis Effect
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the influence of Earth's rotation on objects that move over the Earth
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Rain
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ice droplets melt as they fall
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Sleet
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rain freezes while falling
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Snow
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ice crystals merge in clouds
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Low-Pressure Zones
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pressure causes the air to sink
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High-Pressure Zones
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lack of pressure causes the air to rise
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