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Chapter 5 temperature relations

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  1. factors affecting temperature
    What factors affect temperature
    • -altitude
    • -topography
  2. factors affecting temperature
    thinning atmosphere and low atmospheric pressure causes what
    • 1) uv radiation
    • -a large fraction of total radiation
    • -less atmosphere to trap and radiate heat back to ground
    • -the energy pf motion (kinetic energy) required to sustain the greater movement of air molecules in the expanding air mass is drawn from the surroundngs, which coll as a result
    • 2) expanding air l loses energy causing cooling with altitude
  3. factors affecting temperature
    topography
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Chapter 5 temperature relations
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