2. Since the diagram shows the Earth on an angle, the equator regions are closer to the Sun, meaning the sun rays reach there sooner.
3. Albedo is solar energy refracted from the Earth back to space. A black roof would absorb more sunlight than a snow covered mountain.
4. The rate where atmospheric temperatures decrease where altitude increases.
5. Aspect is the compass direction that sloped surface faces. South side plants would grow better in the Northern Hemisphere.
6. We have seasons because the Earth rotates around the sun, the further away it is the colder it gets.
7. Land heats up faster than water as water reflects the solar radiation.
8. With no source of water, the land stays dry, lowering the amount of rainfall that area gets.
9. The climate in Norway becomes more temperate, as the Gulf Stream warms the country.
10. The Alaska current is the one that goes past BC.
11. Extra CO2 causes our planet to be warmer than it should, making global warming an issue.
12. Convection is the collective movement of groups of molecules in fluids, through diffusion, advection or both.
13. The natural movement of the air, blown in a predictable direction.
14. Urban heat islands are metropolitan areas warmer than the rural areas. This is caused by higher concentration of human activities in the metropolitan areas.
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