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9 Cards in this Set
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_____ is the ultimate source of energy for weather and the disasters they cause
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sun
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_____ is an agent of the distribution of energy
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gravity
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_____ refers to short-term processes such as tornadoes, heat waves, hurricanes, and floods
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weather
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_____ refers to long-term processes such as ice ages, droughts, atmosphere change, and ocean circulation shifts
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climate
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the sun heats the Earth _____
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unevenly
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Earth's spin and gravity set up _____ in the ocean and the atmosphere to even out heat distribution
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circulation patterns
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_____ determine weather and climate
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circulation
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What is the basic difference between weather and climate?
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Weather involves the conditions that you actually get, whereas climate is what you expect.
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Where do hurricanes form?
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around Africa
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