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9 Weeks Test 2 Flashcards

0
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Maritime= what?

A

Ocean

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1
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How do scientists classify air masses?

A

Humidity

Temperature

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2
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Continental=

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Land

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3
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Maritime polar=

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Cold air temp

humid air humidity.

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4
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Continental tropical =

A

Hot air temp

dry air humidity

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5
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Maritime tropical =

A

Hot air temp

Humid air humidity

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6
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Continental polar =

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Cold air temp

Dry air humidity

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7
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What causes weather to change?

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When 2 air masses collide at different temperatures and they don’t mix easily.

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8
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What 2 things move the 4 major types of air masses

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Prevailing westerlies and jet streams

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9
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The boundary where two air masses meet becomes what?

A

A front

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10
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Cold air is _________ and tends to ________

A

Dense

Sink

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Warm air is ___ _____ and tends to ____.

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Not dense

Rise

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12
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What front??

  • Cold air mass and hot air mass meet but cannot move each other
  • Fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass
  • Warm air mass caught between two cold air masses.
  • Fast moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm air mass and slides under the warm air mass
A

Stationary front
Warm front
Occulated front
Cold front

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13
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Tornadoes form when what two types of air masses meet?

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When warm humid air mixes with cold dry air.

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14
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What is the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning?

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A tornado watch is when a tornado had NOT been spotted but there is a possibility of one
A tornado warning is when a tornado HAS been spotted

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15
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Name the stage of the water cycle.
What is precipitation? 
What is a runoff?
What is condensation? 
What is evaporation?
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Precipitation= liquid that formed the clouds becomes too heavy and falls to earth. 
Evaporation= the process in which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor (gas) 
Runoff= the variety of ways water moves across land. 
Condensation= the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
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16
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True or false?

Each cloud type is associated with a different type of weather?

A

True

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17
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Scientists classify clouds based on their ________ and _____

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Altitude and shape

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18
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Clouds form when water vapor in the air condenses to form liquid ____ and ___ crystals

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Water and ice

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19
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Water cycle

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3
4

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1 evaporation
2 condensation
3 precipitation
4 runoff.

20
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Plants in the water cycle
What stage of the water cycle do plants contribute to?
What is the name for the “sweating” they do?

A

Evaporation

Transpiration

21
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The movement of water between the atmosphere and earths surface is called the _____ _____

A

Water cycle

22
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________ is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

A

Humidity

23
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What affects the air’s ability to hold water?

A

Temperature of the air

24
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What temperate of air holds more water vapor?

A

Warm/hot air

25
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The closer you are to earth the ____ air pressure you feel on you

A

More

26
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The farther away you are from earth the ____ air pressure you feel on you.

A

Less

27
Q

____ is a major factor in our weather

A

Heat

28
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Where does heat come from?

A

Our sun

29
Q

Air temperature is usually measured using a

A

Thermometer

30
Q

A ____ is the horizontal movement of air from an area is high pressure to an area of low pressure

A

Wind

31
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________ ______ is caused by earths rotation and as a result the winds of the earth are curved

A

Coriolis Effect

32
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The ________ is an area near the equator where there is no wind

A

Doldrums

33
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The winds that meet at the polar front are called the ________ __________ and the _____ __________

A

Polar easterlies and prevailing westerlies

34
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Northern hemisphere winds turn to the

A

Right

35
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Southern Hemisphere winds turn to the

A

Left

36
Q

When energy is stored it’s called

A

Potential energy

37
Q

When energy is moving its called

A

Kinetic energy

38
Q

Energy resources comes in two forms
Renewable (definition)
Non- Renewable (definition)

A

Definition of renewable
Constantly being supplied
Definition of non-renewable
Gone once it’s used up

39
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Energy resource term

Comes from splitting of the nucleus of an atom

A

Nucleus

40
Q

Energy resource term

Formed from plant remains

A

Coal

41
Q

Energy resource term

Produced by flowing water

A

Hydroelectric

42
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Energy resource term

Is the source, either directly or indirectly, of most other renewable energy resources

A

Solar power

43
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Energy resource term

Problem with this one is few places have steady enough winds to create it

A

Wind

44
Q

Energy resource term

Made from living things

A

Biomass

45
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Energy resource term

Water heated by magma under earths surface

A

Geothermal

46
Q

Energy resource term

Formed from small animals and plants that lived in the sea millions of years ago.

A

Oil

47
Q

Energy resource term

Takes more energy to obtain it then we get from burning it

A

Hydrogen

48
Q

Energy resource term

Formed from some of the same organisms as oil

A

Natural gas

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