Rain forests occur at the equator because: warm, moist air heated by the sun sinks at the equator, causing rain tropical air is warm & dense, preventing moisture from moving north or south along atmospheric air cells warm tropical air expands and rises, then cools as it rises, releasing moisture and causing precipitation. tropical warm air meets cool polar air, releasing moisture and causing precipitation in the tropics
Rain forests occur at the equator because: warm, moist air heated by the sun sinks at the equator, causing rain tropical air is warm & dense, preventing moisture from moving north or south along atmospheric air cells warm tropical air expands and rises, then cools as it rises, releasing moisture and causing precipitation. tropical warm air meets cool polar air, releasing moisture and causing precipitation in the tropics
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Transcribed Image Text:Rain forests occur at the equator because:
O warm, moist air heated by the sun sinks at the equator, causing rain
tropical air is warm & dense, preventing moisture from moving north or south along atmospheric air cells
warm tropical air expands and rises, then cools as it rises, releasing moisture and causing precipitation.
O tropical warm air meets cool polar air, releasing moisture and causing precipitation in the tropics

Transcribed Image Text:An ecologist is conducting a study to evaluate how fires regulate the plant diversity, nutrient
cycling, and soil carbon stocks in a Mediterranean shrubland. Which level of ecological organization
does this researcher study?
Community
O Landscape
Biosphere
O Ecosystem
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