Geography 131 UTK Exam3 questions and answers Graded A+ |BRAND NEW
Geography 131 UTK Exam3 questions and answers Graded A+ |BRAND NEW Four mechanisms that can force air to rise - Convection, Convergence, Topography (Orographic Effect), and Frontal Lifting How does Convection work and how does it force air to rise.? - Solar energy is radiated through the atmosphere and to the ground. The air close to the surface is heated and expands. It becomes less dense, thus rising. How does Convergence work and how does it force air to rise? - When two air masses collide at close to the surface, there is not only one place for them to go which is up. How does topography cause air to rise? - As winds run into certain topography, they cannot go anywhere but up. This can
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