Barron's: The Leader in Test Preparation 7th Edition
AP Environmental Science
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Unit 1: Earth Systems and Resources
2: The Atmosphere
Structure
Weather and Climate
-Convection helps determine weather patterns.
-Water vapor, Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
-Deforestation, urbanization, heat island effects, and the release of greenhouse gas pollutants or burning of fossil fuels can harm the climate.
-Humidity determines how high or low air pressure zones are and where the landmasses are distributed.
-The Earth is typically colder at night when the sun isn't out.
-Hadley
-Ferrel
-Polar
-A severe weather phenomenon that begins in warm oceans with lots of wind. Subtropical regions with high-pressure zones tends to allow for large amounts of evaporation.
-Ex: Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy.
-Winds can reach 300 mph.
-Tornadoes are most frequent in the "Tornado Alley."
-Cyclones can last days while tornadoes barely last for hours.
-Hurricanes and tornadoes would increase with warmer temperatures, as well as a shift weather patterns and disease outbreaks.
AP Environmental Science
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 1: Earth Systems and Resources
2: The Atmosphere
Structure
Weather and Climate
-Convection helps determine weather patterns.
-Water vapor, Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
-Deforestation, urbanization, heat island effects, and the release of greenhouse gas pollutants or burning of fossil fuels can harm the climate.
-Humidity determines how high or low air pressure zones are and where the landmasses are distributed.
-The Earth is typically colder at night when the sun isn't out.
-Hadley
-Ferrel
-Polar
-A severe weather phenomenon that begins in warm oceans with lots of wind. Subtropical regions with high-pressure zones tends to allow for large amounts of evaporation.
-Ex: Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy.
-Winds can reach 300 mph.
-Tornadoes are most frequent in the "Tornado Alley."
-Cyclones can last days while tornadoes barely last for hours.
-Hurricanes and tornadoes would increase with warmer temperatures, as well as a shift weather patterns and disease outbreaks.