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Weather and Climate

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    Weather and Climate
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  • A student goes the beach. She thinks that at night the sand will get cooler faster than the water.
    She is right!
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  • Which part of Earth is receiving the most solar radiation?
    The equator
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  • Why are polar regions colder than other regions of Earth?
    The angle of the Earth and the rotation.
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  • Climate is the average weather over a long period of time. True or false?
    True
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  • A snow-covered mountain has a ___ albedo than a dark-colored corn field. Higher or lower?
    Higher
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  • The Sun’s energy hits the surface of Earth most directly at the poles. True or false?
    False
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  • The specific heat of water is higher than the specific heat of sand. True or false?
    True
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  • Wind is caused by differences in elevation. True or False?
    False
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  • Wind is caused by differences in pressure. True or false?
    True
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  • Changing air pressures help to create wind patterns and cause weather. True or false?
    True
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  • Surface currents are caused by ____.
    Wind
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  • What is Kinetic energy?
    energy due to motion.
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  • What is it to return light, heat, sound and so on, after it strikes a surface
    Reflect
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  • Explain what transfer means.
    to move from one place to another
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  • What is a small piece of matter called?
    particle
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  • What is conduction?
    The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles.
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