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Atmosphere and Weather
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Geology
7th Grade
04/23/2013

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Weather
Definition
refers to state of atmosphere at time and place
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Humidity
Definition
The amount of water vapor present in the air is .....
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Relative Humidity
Definition
the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
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Dew point
Definition
changes the amount of water vapor
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Fog
Definition
a stratus cloud on the ground
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Precipitation
Definition
water falling from clouds is....
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Temperature
Definition
the measure of the amount of motion of molecules
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Wind
Definition
Uneven heat causes...
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Stratus
Definition
clouds in low altitudes, forms layers
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Cumulus
Definition
Clouds that have fair weather, puffy and white
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Cirrus
Definition
clouds which are fibrous or curly. white and thin, feathery clouds made of ice crystals
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Nimbus
Definition
another term for rain
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What are three factors that determine the shape and height of clouds?
Definition
1. Wind
2. Water Vapor
3. Temperature
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What are the four types of prcipatation
Definition
1. Rain
2. Snow
3. Sleet
4. Hail
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What is the the strongest tornado
Definition
F5
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Air Mass
Definition
Is a large body of air that has properities similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it develops.
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Front
Definition
A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature.
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Tornado
Definition
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground.
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Hurricane
Definition
a large swirling, low pressure system that forms over the warm Atlantic Ocean.
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Blizzard
Definition
a classification of a winter storm if winds are 56 km
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Meteorologist
Definition
is a person who studies the weather
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Isotherm
Definition
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Station Model
Definition
is recorded on a map using combination of
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Isobar
Definition
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T or F
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