• At night, land looses heat faster than sea.
• Air upon land becomes cooler and heavier than that upon the sea.
• The relatively warmer air upon the sea is lighter and therefore it rises while the cooler heavier air at the land flows towards the sea to replace the warm rising air.
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A mass of air at 15°C can hold 20gm/cm3 of moisture. The same air at the same temperature has 6gm/cm3 of moisture. What is its...
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A mass of air at 15°C can hold 20gm/cm3 of moisture. The same air at the same temperature has 6gm/cm3 of moisture. What is its relative humidity?
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Use the data below to answer questions that follow.
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(iii) Calculate annual range of temperature.
(iv) Calculate the mean annual...
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Identify and explain the formation of the type of rainfall found in the Lake Region of Kenya.
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(i) Climate
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(iii) Weather forecasting
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(iii) Weather forecasting
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If the local time in Nairobi on longitude 37°E time is 10 p.m. What will the time be at Buchanan Liberia on longitude 10°W.?
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