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| Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all examples of... |
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| Which term describes the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state? |
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| The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called... |
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| Air that has reached its water-vapor capacity is said to be... |
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| The following is NOT a process that lifts air... |
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| Orographic lifting is associated with... |
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| Which cloud type consists of globular cloud masses with a cauliflower structure? |
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| Which term is used to describe clouds in of middle height? |
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| Which clouds are often associated with thunder and lightning? |
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| Which type of precipitation consists of small clear-to-translucent ice particles? |
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| What type of cloud is associated with hail? |
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| Maritime air masses form... |
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| Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in much of the United States? |
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| The boundary that separates different air masses is called a... |
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| The weather behind a cold front is dominated by a... |
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| Which gas is most important for understanding atmospheric processes? |
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| The process of which water vapor changes to a solid is called... |
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| The ratio of air's water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor at the same temperature is the... |
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| Which cloud type is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky? |
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| Which cloud type is confined to the middle height range? |
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| Compared to clouds, fogs are... |
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| Which process can produce either rain or snow? |
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| An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as an... |
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| Which two properties characterizes an air mass? |
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| Which type of air mass originates in northern Canada? |
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| an mT air mass is best described as... |
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| hot and dry & hot in the summer |
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| Which air mass is the source of much of the precipitation in the central and eastern US? |
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| On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side? |
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| On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with semicircles extending from one side? |
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| When an active cold front overtakes a warm front... |
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| Along a front, which type of air is always forced upwards? |
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| What type of front usually produces several hours of light-to-moderate precipitation over a large region? |
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| The greatest number of thunderstorms occur in the... |
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| a rotating column of air is called a... |
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| Tornadoes are most frequent from... |
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| Hurricanes are classified according to intensity using the... |
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| What scale is used to measure tornado intensity? |
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| Fugita Tornado Intensity Scale |
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| A whirling cyclone that produce winds of at least 119 kilometers/hour. |
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| Ir is a dome of water about 60 to 90 km wide that sweeps across the coast where hurricane's eye moves onto land. |
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| What is relative humidity? |
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| It is the ratio of the air's actual water vapor content compared with the amount of water vapor air can hold at the temperature and pressure. |
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| That are the three basic types of clouds? |
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| What type of atmospheric conditions are associated with cumulus clouds? |
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| Maritime Polar; Wet and Cold |
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| Where are the heaviest rains and fastest winds of a hurricane found? |
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| Describe the formation of the four types of fronts and the weather associated with each. |
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Cold Front; heavy precipitation and gusty winds
Warm Front; light to moderate precipitation
Stationary Front; gentle precipitation
Occluded Front; forms when an active cold front overtakes a warm front (light precipitation) |
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| Describe the three basic types of clouds. |
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Cirrus - high, white, and thin (look like feathers)
Cumulus - individual cloud masses; flat bases; cauliflower structures
Stratus - form sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky |
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