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Earth's Atmosphere and Its Seasons
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| 1) |
What are the two
major temperature controls? |
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| 2) | Why are there seasonal variations
in temperature at a particular latitude? |
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| 3) | On frame 410, what are the temperatures
in June and July in Alice Springs? |
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| 4) |
Why are these temperatures different
than those in Miami during the same period? |
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| 5) | Temperatures are always the
same between several locations of the same latitude. |
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| 6) | What are other temperature controls? 1. ____________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________ |
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| 7) | Why do land and water heat and cool
differently? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 8) | Land reaches higher temperatures
than water. True or False
(circle one)? |
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| 9) | On frame 430, which city has the
highest temperature range? ________________________ Why? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 10) | Why are ocean currents another temperature
control? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 11) | On frame 439, which city's temperature
is affected by altitude? ______________________________ |
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| 12) | Why do cities on the northeast coast
of the United States have a higher temperature range than those on the west coast? _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 13) | Why do Seattle and Spokane, Washington
have different temperatures? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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