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| Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all examples of |
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| Which term describes the conversation of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state? |
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| The change of sate from a gas to a liquid is called |
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| Air that has reaches its water-vapor capacity is said to be |
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| Which of the following is NOT a process that lifts air? |
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| Orographic lifting is associated with |
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| Which cloud type consists of globular cloud masses with a caulilflower structure? |
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| Which term is used so describe clouds of middle height? |
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| which clouds are often associated with thunder and lightening? |
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| Which type of precipitation consists of small clear-to-translucent ice particles? |
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| What type of cloud is associated with hail? |
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| Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in much of the United States? |
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| The boundary that seperates different air masses is called |
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| The weather behind a cold front is dominated by which of the following? |
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| Which gas is more important for understanding atmospheric proccess |
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| The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid is called |
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| The ratio of air's water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor as that same temperature |
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| Which cloud type is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky? |
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| Which cloud type is confined to the middle height range? |
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| Compared to clouds, fogs are |
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| Which of the following processes can produce either rain or snow? |
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| An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as a |
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| Which properties characterize an air mass? |
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| Which type of air mass originates in northern Canada? |
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| An mT air mass is best described as? |
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| Hot and Dry, Hot in the Summer |
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| In Figure 20-1, which of the following is characteristic of the air mass labeled F? |
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| Which air mass is the source of much of the precipitation in the central and eastern United States? |
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| On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with a triangular points on one side? |
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