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| Which term describes the conservation 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 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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| 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 cloud are often associated with thunder and lightning? |
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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 a(n).... |
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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 process |
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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 same temperature is the.... |
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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(n).... |
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| Which two properties characterize an air mass? |
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| Which type of air mass originated in northern Canada? |
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| An mT air mass is best6 described as.... |
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| In Figure 20-1 which of the following is characteristics of the air mass labeled F? |
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| Hot and dry and Hot in summer |
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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 triangular points on one side? |
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