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| Rain,snow,sleet,and hail are all examples of ? |
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| Which term describes the conversion of a solid directly to a gas,without passing through the liquid state ? |
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| The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called ? |
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| Air that has reached 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 cauliflower structure ? |
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| Which term is used to describe clouds of middle height ? |
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| Which clouds are often associated with thunder and lighting ? |
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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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| Maritime air masses form ? |
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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 separates different air masses is called an ? |
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| The weather behind a cold front is dominated by which of the following ? |
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| Which gas is most important for understanding atmospheric processes ? |
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| The process by which water vapor changes to a solid is called ? |
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| The ratio of airs water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor at 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 ? |
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| Which two 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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| In 20-1 which of the following is characteristics of the air mass labeled F ? |
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| Which air mass is the source of much of the precipitation in central and eastern US ? |
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| On a weather map which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side ? |
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| What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move ? |
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| When an active cold front overtakes a warm front ? |
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| Along a front which type of air is always forced upwards? |
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| What type of front usually produces several hours of light to moderate precipitation over a large region ? |
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| the greatest number of thunderstorms occur in the ? |
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| A rotating column of air is called ? |
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| Hurricanes are classified according to intensity using the ? |
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| Typhoon is another name for ? |
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| What scale is used to measure tornado intensity ? |
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| fugita tornado intensity scale |
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| A whirling cyclone that produce winds of at least 19 kilometers/hour |
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| it is a dome of water about 60 t o80 km wide that sweeps across the coast where hurricane's eye moves onto land |
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| What is relative humidity ? |
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| It is the ratio of the airs actual water vapor content compared with the amount of water vapor air can hold at the temperature and pressure |
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| What are three basic types of clouds ? |
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| What type of atmospheric conditions are associated with cloud B |
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| Maratime polar- wet and cold |
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| Where are the heaviest rains and fastest winds of a hurricane found ? |
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| Describe the formation of the four types of fronts and the weather associated with each |
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Warm front-light to moderate rain
Cold front-heavy rain,gusty winds
Stationary-gentle rian
Occluded-forms when an active cold front takes over a warm front,light rain |
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| Describe three basic of clouds. |
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Cirrus-high,white and thin
Stratus-sheets or layers or covers much or all of the sky
Cumulus-rounded individual cloud masses,flat bases and cauliflower structures |
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