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What are the different basic cloud types.
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Cumulus cloud - thick & fluffy (low)
Cirrus cloud - Thin whispy (high)
Stratus cloud - Layered (middle)
Alto - high (prefix)
Nimbus - Dark (prefix)
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What are the different types of Weather fronts?
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Who are some important Weather figures?
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| Galileo, Tracey butler, Tom skilling, Edwards Lorenz |
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What are some Weather Careers?
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Storm chaser
Meterologist
Forecaster
Climatologist |
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What are the correct sequence of the Water cycle?
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Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Ground water runnoff |
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What is the Carbon cycle?
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Recycles and replenishes carbon
Includes: photosynthesis, respiration, carbon dioxide, Oxygen, decomposers, fossil fuel, and carbon
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What is the Nitrogen cycle?
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Recycles and replenishes nitrogen
Includes: Protein, Nitrogen gas, lightning, decomposers, and bacteria |
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What are some Weather prediction techniques?
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Definition
Frizzy hair
Plant growth
Sky color
Animal behavior
Wind finger test
National weather system graph reading |
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What are the different forms of Atmospheric Gases?
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Elements needed for survival within the atmosphere
1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Argon 4. Carbon dioxide 5. Neon
6. Helium 7. Methane 8. Krypton 9. Nitrogen 10. Hydrogen
11. Xenon 12. Ozone
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What are the Atmospheric layers?
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Exosphere - Deep space
Thermosphere- Aurora lights
Ionosphere-
Mesosphere - meteors
Stratosphere- jet planes & ozone
Troposphere - organisms & airplanes |
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What are the basic Weather symbols?
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Triangles
Semi circles
lines
commas
dots
Numbers |
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What is a weather station?
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A short cut way to record wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, air pressure, dew point, cloud cover, precipitation, and temperature.
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What is Wind directions & Wind speed?
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The location and movement of wind from North, South, East, West, North east, North west, South east, and South west
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What are Natural disasters?
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Tornados, Hurricanes, Floods, Droughts, Blizzards, and
Earthquakes
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What are some Weather instruments?
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Weather balloon, Anemonmeter, Barometer, Doppler radar, rain gauge, Weather vane, Weather meter, and
Thermometer
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What are some Natural resources?
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Renewable energy, Nonrewable energy, Reusable sources, recycle |
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What are some Global Affects?
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Green house effect, Global warming, El Nino, Acid rain
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What are the different Wind belts?
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Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, North East Trades, SouthEast Trades, Prevailing Westerlies,
Polar Easterlies
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What are different Weather forecasting patterns?
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Isobar, Isotherm, Millibar - measurements, Gale winds
Tornado alley
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What are different Types of Precipitations?
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Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog, Hail
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