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kevin
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Science
7th Grade
04/25/2014

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why is their uneven heating of the earths surface
Definition
because the difference in the earths surface
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how is it redistributed
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by wind
Term
amount of water vapor in the air
Definition
humidity
Term
state of atmosphere at a specific time and place
Definition
weather
Term
air moving in a specific direction
Definition
wind
Term
measure of average amount of motion in
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temperature
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measures wind speed
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anametor
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measures wind direction
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wind vane
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stratus clouds formed near the ground
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fog
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what three factors determine the shape and height of the clouds
Definition
temperature, pressure, amount of water in the atmosphere
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high elevation
Definition
cirro
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low elevation
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strato
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middle elevation
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alto
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stratus
Definition
low altitudes forms when air is cooled by its dew point
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cumulus
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puffy white, high in the air, flat base
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cirrus
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fibrous and curly, high thin white, means approaching storms
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rain
Definition
when the air is warm
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snow
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when air is cold
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sleet
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when the air near the ground is cold
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hail
Definition
ice pellets that form inside the cloud
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