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| Why is there uneven heating of the earth's surface? |
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| Because land and water heat up and cool down differently |
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| How is the uneven heating of the earth's surface redistributed? |
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| amount of water vapor in the air |
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| state of the atmosphere at a specific and place |
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| air moving in a specific direction |
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| measure of average amount of motion in molecules |
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| stratus clouds formed near the ground |
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| What are the three factors that determine the shape and height of clouds? |
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1.temperature
2.air pressure
3.amount of water vapor in the air (humidity) |
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| What prefix means high elevation? |
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| What prefix means low elevation? |
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| What prefix means middle elevation? |
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| Characteristics of stratus cloud |
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| form at low altitudes, form in layers, signal fair weather or rain/snow |
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| Characteristics of cumulus cloud |
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| flat bases, puffy, very high, signal fair weather of thunderstorms |
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| Characteristics of cirrus cloud |
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| fibrous/curly, made of ice crystals, signal fair weather/approaching storm |
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| Clouds associated with rain or snow have which Latin term associated with them? |
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| What are the 4 types of precipitation? |
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| rain, snow, sleet and hail |
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| What determines which type of precipitation will fall? |
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| The temperature in the air and on the ground affect what type of precipitation will fall. |
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| low carpet of rain clouds |
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| middle level puffy clouds |
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| What are the 4 steps in cloud formation? |
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1.evaporation of water
2. warm water vapor rises
3.water vapor cools and condenses around clouds
4.water droplets form clouds |
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| large body of air that has properties similar to Earth’s surface over which it forms |
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| What are the four ways to describe an air mass? |
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| What weather does a high pressure system signal? |
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| What weather does a low pressure system signal? |
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| poor weather (rain or storms) |
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| boundary between two air masses |
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| What is always at fronts? |
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| always have precipitation at fronts |
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| cold air advances (plows under) towards warm air |
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| warm air advances (plows over) towards cold air |
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| neither one advances (stalemate) |
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| What kind of clouds are associated with thunderstorms? |
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| What damage comes from thunderstorms? |
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| flooding, strong winds, hail |
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| rapid up and down movement of air cause build up of charge (like static electricity) |
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| heating up of air by lightning |
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| Where are tornadoes found? |
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| in severe thunderstorms (cumulonimbus clouds) |
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| Where do 90% of all tornadoes occur? |
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| Tornado alley- area in the Midwest |
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| Fastest winds in tornadoes can reach how many mph? |
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| scale used to measure tornadoes |
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| Most powerful storms (low pressure) |
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| over and they are fueled by warm water (Atlantic, Pacific) |
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True/False
Tornadoes lose power over land. |
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| What are the three stages of a hurricane(increasing)? |
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1st – tropical depression
2nd – tropical storm
3rd – hurricane (winds over 84 mph) |
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| How many levels of severity are there for hurricanes? |
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| Five categories of hurricanes (1-5) |
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| What qualifies a blizzard as a blizzard (what does it need)? |
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1)High winds
2)Low visibility
3)Persist for 3 hours |
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| person who studies weather |
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| a combination of symbols on a weather map’ |
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| line connecting points of equal temperature |
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| line connecting points of equal pressure |
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| What do closer isobars mean? |
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| instrument used to measure air pressure |
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