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Atmosphere and Climate - Grade 11
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Grade 11 Summaries on Atmosphere and Climate Geography. Is 14 pages cover the following: the Atmosphere, Global Air circulation, The Tricellular models, Relationship between atmospheric temperature, pressure and wind , Pressure gradient force, Drought and Desertification, The El Nino and La Nina effect
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ATMS 100 Exam 3 UIUC Questions With Verified Answers
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What is the Gulf Stream? - Answer 
 
What is the thermocline? - Answer The area where there is a rapid temperature decrease with a depth of a few hundred meters below the surface 
 
How does oceanic temperature vary with depth? - Answer Warmest temperature found near surface (absorbs solar radiation) 
Then thermocline (temperature decreases rapidly) 
Deep ocean waters are only a few degrees above freezing 
 
What is upwelling? How does it affect oceanic temperature? - Answer Vertical transport ...
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APES 4.9: El Nino and La Nina questions with verified solution 2023/2024
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APES 4.9: El Nino and La NinaEl Nino (ENSO) - correct answer trade winds weaken & warm surface water moves toward South America. Diminished fisheries off South America, drought in western Pacific, increased precipitation in southwestern North America, fewer Atlantic hurricanes. (see-sawing of air pressure over S. Pacific) 
THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS 
 
La Nina - correct answer the direct opposite of El Niño, occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean drop to lo...
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APES 4.9 El Nino and La Nina Questions with complete solution 2023/2024
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APES 4.9 El Nino and La Nina Questions with complete solution 2023/2024El Nino (ENSO) - correct answer trade winds weaken & warm surface water moves toward South America. Diminished fisheries off South America, drought in western Pacific, increased precipitation in southwestern North America, fewer Atlantic hurricanes. (see-sawing of air pressure over S. Pacific) 
THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS 
 
La Nina - correct answer the direct opposite of El Niño, occurs when sea surface temperatur...
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AICE Marine Science Exam Guide with Questions Solved 100% Correct
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El Nino - large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in 
sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific; June-December; 
caused by a change in wind patterns 
La Nina - Trade Winds are particularly strong in carrying warmer water westwards across the 
Pacific leading to colder than average temperatures in the east and warmer than average 
temperatures in the west; 
Effects of La Nina - - Stronger winds along the equatorial region...
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AP Environmental Science Review Exam| 155 Questions And Answers Solved 100% Correct!!
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First Law of Thermodynamics - Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but may be converted 
from one form to another. 
El Niño (ENSO) - prevailing winds in the Pacific weaken and change direction every few years 
which results in above average warming of eastern Pacific waters, which changes distribution of plant 
nutrients and alters earth's weather for 2-3 years 
Reason for seasons on Earth - Tilt of the axis ~23.5° 
Second Law of Thermodynamics - When energy is changed from one form to an...
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APES Unit 4 questions well answered 100% correct 2024/2025
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APES Unit 4 questions well answered 100% correct 2024/2025Which of the lettered choices in the soil profile above represents the region with the greatest concentration of organic material? - correct answer A 
 
El Nino and La Nina are natural phenomena associated with changing water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The occurrence of these events can result in changes in global weather and ocean circulation patterns. Which of the following changes in eastern Pacific Ocean food webs is typicall...
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AICE Marine AS Review Questions Solved 100% Correct
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Define El Nino. - Irregular series of climatic changes affecting the Equatorial Pacific region, 
characterized by unusually warm, nutrient-poor water 
Explain what happens to the wind during El Nino. - The winds become weaker 
Explain what happens to the wind during La Nina. - The winds become stronger. 
What is 1/2 of the energy from the sun used for? - Evaporation - Converting water from 
liquid to gas 
Contrast the characteristics of a Western-Boundary current and an Eastern-Boundary current....
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Marine Science Honors Final Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers
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Part of the balancing within a geostopic gyre includes the pressure gradient. - Answer-True 
 
Eastern and Western boundary currents are linked by transverse currents - Answer-True 
 
Surface water upwelling and downwelling occurring down to 20 meters is called wind-induced vertical circulation - Answer-False 
 
The movement of water due to the Ekman spiral causes intense whirlpools to form suddenly - Answer-False 
 
One sverdrup (sv) equals 1 million m³/second - Answer-True 
 
The most dense w...
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ISB 201 - Exam #4 Questions & Answers Solved 100% Correct!!
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Main factors that affect weather & climate - Answer-1) Temperature 
2)Precipitation 
Weather - Answer-atmospheric conditions for small geographic areas over a short period of time 
Climate - Answer-weather patterns for large geographic areas over long periods of time 
Reflection - Answer-light is redirected with no heat transformation 
Absorption - Answer-light is absorbed by the gas and transformed to heat 
Transmission - Answer-most light passes through and only small amounts are absorbed and ...
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