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Weather Review....#FriYAY

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    Weather
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  • If it is the month of October in North Carolina, what season is it in South Africa?
    Spring
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  • What is responsible for Earth's seasos?
    the tilt of the earth on its axis
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  • What is the phenomena where there is unusual cooling in the Pacific Ocean?
    La Nina
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  • What effect does El Nino have on our winter weather in North Carolina?
    milder (warmer), less snow and more rain/floods
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  • If a low pressure system moves off of the ocean and onto a mountainside, on which side will it rain?
    the side closest to the ocean
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  • Name 4 global winds.
    Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Trade Winds, Doldrums, Jet Stream
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  • Which instrument measure air pressure?
    Barometer
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  • Which instrument measures the amount of humidity/water vapor in the air?
    hygrometer
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  • What is the area of calm directly ON the equator called?
    doldrums
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  • Look.
    Humberto
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  • Look.
    A
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  • Look.
    C
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  • Look.
    C
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  • Look.
    B
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  • Look.
    D
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  • Where do trade winds occur?
    at the equator
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