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adiabatic cooling
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rising air experiences lower atmospheric pressure,
expands in volume, losing temperature. |
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law of conservation of energy
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energy can be transferred from one system to another, but cannot be created or destroyed
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deserts
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30* N, S latitudes
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temperate rain forests
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60* N, S latitudes
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antarctic and arctic deserts
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poles
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cause of spatial and temperal variation in temperature and moisture
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same photon flux spread over larger land surface near poles than at equator
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