'Cold ocean currents' presentation slideshows

CLIMATE

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Climate Change

Climate Change. SNC 2D1. Weather . short term , local changes in factors such as: temperature precipitation wind speed cloud cover Relative humidity atmospheric pressure these factors fluctuate frequently sometimes on an hourly basis

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Lecture 15 Deserts and Wind Action

Lecture 15 Deserts and Wind Action. Lecture Outline. I Deserts A) Characteristics B) Distribution C) Southwest United States i. The Great Basin ii. The Colorado Plateau II Wind Action A) Erosion B) Transportation C) Deposition III Conclusions. Lecture 3 ii.

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Deserts and Arid Regions

Deserts and Arid Regions. Desert. Region with low precipitation Usually less than 25 cm of rain per year Distribution Most related to descending air masses Belts at 30 o North & South latitude Rain shadow of mountains Great distance from oceans Tropical coasts next to cold ocean currents

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Oceanography Ocean Currents

Oceanography Ocean Currents. Chapter 24.1 and 24.2. There are 2 types of ocean currents Surface Currents Density Currents ( currents under the surface). Surface Currents. Wind is the driving force behind surface currents **This should look REALLY familiar!.

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Chapter 1: Biomes & Ecosystems

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Cold Deserts

Cold Deserts. Chelsey Hedrick Walt Robinson. Climate. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from -2 to 26 degrees Celsius or 28 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit in most cold deserts. The north and south poles are exceptions, being extremes.

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Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity. Benefits of Blowing Wind. Wind connects all life on Earth With no wind, the equator would be unbearably hot and the rest of the planet would freeze

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Adopt-A-Drifter Program Lesson 2: Climographs

Adopt-A-Drifter Program Lesson 2: Climographs. Ocean Surface Currents and Climate. What is climate?. The long-term average of conditions in the atmosphere, ocean, ice sheets, and sea ice described by statistics, such as means and extremes. What is weather?. The specific conditions

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Title: Factors that Affect Climate

Title: Factors that Affect Climate. LESSON 5. Focus 9/8: Copy these Definitions in your notebook: Climate: the condition of the atmosphere for extended periods of time. Weather : the condition of the atmosphere for short periods of time. Factors Affecting Climate. 1. Latitude 2. Altitude

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The Ocean Biome

The Ocean Biome. By Narali Macedo, Yolanda Torres, Leny Santillan, & Wendolyn Lopez. Enviroment.

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The Marine Biome : Oceans

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