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Weather and Climate
Review questions for test 11
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Science
5th Grade
04/21/2010

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Bodies of air that have different temperatures also have different. . .
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Densities and pressures
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Weather is affected by. . .
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Air temperature
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Local winds are caused by. . .
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Unequal heating of the earth
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The doldrums and the horse latitudes are. . .
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Global calm areas
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Air masses are classifies according to. . .
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Humidity
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When an advancing warm air mass overtakes a slower-moving cold air mass, a _____ develops.
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Warm front
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_____ are used on a weather map to connect and identify areas with the same air pressure.
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Isobars
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The rotation of the earth causes. . .
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the Coriolis effect
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The boundary at which two different air masses meet is called. . .
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A front
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The condition of the atmosphere at any given time in a particular area is know as. . .
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Weather
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Essay: Explain how unequal heating causes local winds and global winds.
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Science Notebook pg. 10
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Essay: Describe how sea breezes and land breezes form.
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Science Notebook pg. 8-9
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