What happens to the altitude of Polaris as I travel North in the northern hemisphere? Does it increase or decrease?
Increase
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What NYS city is located at 43 degrees 10' N, 76 degrees 10' W ?
Syracuse
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What is the formula for gradient?
gradient = change in field value/distance (page 1 of ESRT)
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Which symbol would be used to identify an air mass originating in central Canada?
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As a parcel of air moves up a mountainside and expands, the temperature of the air will
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Do streams and rivers flow in the opposite OR same direction as the contour lines bend/flow?
opposite (contour lines bend UPSTREAM to higher elevation)
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A parcel of air has a dry-bulb temperature of 16°C and a wet-bulb temperature of 10°C. What is the dewpoint?
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If Polaris is 45 degrees above the horizon, what is the observers latitude? Don't forget direction!!
45 degrees N
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Most ozone is found in a region of Earthâs atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earthâs surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the
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If an observer view Polaris from 45 degrees N latitude, what is the altitude of Polaris?
45 degrees
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What instrument measures wind speed?
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Lines that run from North to South and are also known as meridians are lines of latitude or longitude?