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Climate Systems and Weather Patterns — Homework
Answer in complete sentences unless a definition is asked for directly.
- 1.Define weather and climate in your own words, and give one example of each.
- 2.Explain why Quito, Ecuador is mild rather than tropically hot despite sitting on the equator.
- 3.Explain the rain shadow effect and predict which side of a mountain range would support farming without irrigation, and which side would likely be desert.
- 4.Name one ocean current mentioned in this week's lesson and explain whether it warms or cools the coastline it passes.
- 5.If sea-level temperature is 30 C, and temperature drops 6.5 C for every 1,000 meters of elevation, roughly what temperature would you expect at 2,000 meters?
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