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| The weather pattern of an area over a long period of time. |
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| The day to day changes in the atmosphere over a short period of time in a specific location. |
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| Type of cloud that is fluffy. |
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maritime tropical
maritime polar
continental tropical
continental polar |
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| four major types of air masses that affect weather in the United States |
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cold fronts
warm fronts
occluded fronts
stationary fronts |
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| The four different types of fronts |
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large volume of air
has the same properties within as below |
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boundary between air masses
formed when two air masses meet |
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air mass that forms over ocean near equator
high temperature
high humidity |
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air mass that forms over oceans near poles
low temperature
high humidity |
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air mass that forms over land near the equator
high temperature
low humidity |
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air mass that forms over land near the poles
low temperature
low humidity |
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| front that forms when cold air pushes warm air and forces the warm air to rise |
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| weather of this front is characterized by brief heavy rains followed by cooler temperatures |
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| front in which warm air pushes cold air and rises above the cold air. |
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| This front is characterized by steady rains or snow followed by warmer air. |
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| Which moves faster? Cold or warm air? |
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| The force of air molecules pushing on an area. |
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| Any instrument that measures air pressure |
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| air that moves horizontally or parallel to the ground |
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| Winds that travel thousands of kilometers in steady patterns. They can last for weeks. |
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| winds that travel from west to east for thousands of kilometers in the upper troposphere. |
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winds that change direction with the season
caused by different heating and cooling rates of land and sea |
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| process by which a liquid changes into a gas |
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| process by which a gas changes into a liquid |
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| any type of liquid or solid water that falls to the Earth's surface |
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| the amount of water vapor in air |
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| a condition in which the rate of evaporation and condensation are equal |
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| compares the amount of water vapor in air with the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present at that temperature |
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| temperature at which air with a given amount of water vapor will reach saturation |
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| "curl of hair", this type of cloud appears feathery or wispy |
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| type of cloud that forms in flat layers |
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| rain that freezes into ice pellets while falling through the air |
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| precipitation that forms from ice crystals that merge into clouds |
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| precipitation that forms when ice pellets move up and down in clouds, growing larger as they gain layers of ice. |
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| precipitation that forms from water droplets or from ice crystals that melt as they fall to the Earth's surface |
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| rain that has become more acidic than normal because of pollution |
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| a device made with two thermometers, one with a wet bulb and one with a dry bulb |
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| a device used to determine the direction a local wind is blowing |
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| a modern day type of barometer
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| The solid objects that water condenses onto in order to form a cloud |
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| what clouds are made from |
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| water vapor condenses into tiny droplets |
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| what happens after warm air cools to its dew point |
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| word part that signifies a cloud that produces precipitation |
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| instrument used to measure rain fall |
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