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Which convection cell is located at the equator?

Hadley cells

What effect causes wet and dry seasons through a seasonal change in wind direction?

monsoon effect

What transfers heat in the process of radiation?

electromagnetic waves

What unit is used to measure the amount of energy something gains, loses, or uses?

watt

Which global winds were named because they consistently allowed ships to make passage across the ocean?

trade winds

Auroras that occur in the southern hemisphere are called aurora?

australis

High-altitude winds that are concentrated in narrow, meandering bands are called?

jet streams

How does air normally move in the atmosphere?

high pressure to low pressure

What temperature layer is at the bottom of the heterosphere?

thermosphere

What causes the plasma in the ionosphere?

cosmic rays

What global winds occurs at the highest altitudes?

polar easterlies

What causes convection currents?

uneven heating

A horizontal movement of air caused by a transfer of heat is called

wind

Which convection cell is considered high pressure?

polar cells

Water vapor and ___________ keeps the Earth's climate stable.

carbon dioxide

Cool, gentle wind blowing in from the water to the land?

sea breeze

What heats up faster, land or water?

Land

Regions of high pressure and gentle winds at about 30* north are called?

horse latitudes

Any solar energy that reaches the earth's surface is called?

insolation

What global wind is located in the mid-latitudes?

prevailing westerlies

Warm, dry air that travels down a mountain slope is called?

foehn

What causes the Intertropical Convergence Zone?

low pressure