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| status of atmosphere at a specific time and place |
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| wind-air pressure- temperature- humidity-cloud- precipitation- |
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air moving in a specific dirbection
speed: anemometer
direction: wind vane |
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measure of average amount of motion in molecules
F or C |
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| amount of water in the air |
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| if u go up there is less, and it is measure by the parameter : measures air pressure |
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water falling from clods (rain, snow, ice ....),
percent |
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| it forms when warm air goes up, it cools and extends into a cloud |
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| T/F- uneven heating of earth's surface occur because of Earth's surface heating at different temperatures? |
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| how is heat redistributed? |
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| by air and water currents |
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| temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms |
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| stratus cloud formed near the ground |
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| what are the factors that determinate the shape and height of clouds |
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temperature
air pressure
water vapor |
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| T/F strato means middle elevation |
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Clouds:
even sheet smooth, at low elevation |
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clouds:
masses of puffy, white clouds |
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clouds:
fibrous, courly, at high elevation |
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| latin word that means rain |
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| cold, ice crystals, and cloud droplets |
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| warm, cold, cloud droplets |
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| warm. cloud droplets, ice crystals, partial melting |
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| the factor that causes the type of precipitation is..... |
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