APES: Atmosphere, Oceans, and Climate

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Large bodies of water affect climate because

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water heats up and cools more slowly than land

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The sun's rays are least direct near the poles, near the equator, at high altitudes, or far from the ocean?

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near the poles

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Climates zones are classified according to what two major factors?

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precipitation and temperature

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The land on the ______ side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow.

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leeward

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Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes visible light to reach the surface while infrared light is trapped as heat? Options: the hole in the ozone, the greenhouse effect, atmospheric pressure, the inversion layer

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the greenhouse effect

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Hurricanes occur in which part of the atmosphere?

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Troposphere

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What is the "greenhouse effect?"

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Greenhouse gases trap infrared radiation and warm the earth.

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Why is upwelling important?

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Upwelling provides nutrient rich water that sustains life.

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A(n) ____________________ is a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans.

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gyre

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Ocean surface currents are mainly caused by

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Global winds and the Coriolis Effect