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Chapter 17 - Weather Flashcards

1
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A quantity that can change.

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Variable

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The force that a column of air applies in the air or a surface below it.

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Air pressure

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A machine that measures air pressure.

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Barometer

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Wind moves from where to where?

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High to low pressure.

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If a wind blows from west to east, is it a westerly or an easterly?

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Westerly.

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What machine is used to measure wind speed?

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Anemometer

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The amount of water vapor in the air.

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Humidity

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A machine used to measure humidity.

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Hygrometer

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The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage.

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Relative humidity

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10
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The temperature at which the air is saturated with water vapor and condensation can occur.

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Dew point

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To be so full of something that you cannot absorb any more.

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Saturated

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12
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Flat, white, and layered clouds

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Stratus

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Fluffy, heaped, or piled up clouds

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Cumulus

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Wispy, high clouds

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Cirrus

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A cloud near or on the surface.

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Fog

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Water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere.

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Precipitation.

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17
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Precipitation that reaches the earth a droplets of water.

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Rain

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18
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The atmospheric conditions and short term changes for a certain place at a certain time.

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Weather

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19
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變量

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Variable

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20
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氣壓計

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Barometer

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氣壓

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Air pressure

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22
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濕度

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Humidity

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濕度器

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Hygrometer

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24
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相對濕度

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Relative humidity

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25
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露點

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Dew point

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26
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飽和

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Saturated (tricky, but correct for weather and humidity)

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27
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層雲

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Stratus

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積雲

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Cumulus

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29
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卷雲

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Cirrus

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30
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霧

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Fog (or mist)

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降水

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Precipitation

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A large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system.

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high-pressure system

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A large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside of the system.

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low-pressure system

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34
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In a high-pressure system, does air move to or away from the center?

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away

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35
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Which system brings clear skies and fair weather?

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High pressure system

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36
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Which system brings clouds and, at times, precipitation?

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Low-pressure system

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37
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Large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

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Air mass

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38
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These air masses form over Siberia and the Arctic.

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Arctic Air Mass

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39
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These air masses can bring temperatures to -40C

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Arctic Air Mass

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40
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A bitterly cold, dry air mass.

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Arctic Air Mass

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41
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These air masses form over northern Canada and Northern Russia.

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Continental Polar Air Mass

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These air masses are fast moving and bring cold weather in winter and cool weather in summer.

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Continental Polar Air Mass

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43
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These air masses form over the northern oceans.

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Maritime Polar Air Mass

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44
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These air masses are cold and humid.

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Maritime Polar Air Masses

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45
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These air masses bring cloudy, rainy weather.

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Maritime Polar Air Masses

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46
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These air masses form in the tropics over deserts.

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Continental Tropical Air Masses

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47
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These air masses are hot and dry.

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Continental Tropical Air Masses

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48
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These air masses bring clear skies and high temperatures.

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Continental Tropical Air Masses

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49
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These air masses form over the southern oceans, often near the Philippines.

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Maritime Tropical Air Masses

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50
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These air masses form hurricanes and typhoons.

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Maritime Tropical Air Masses

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51
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These air masses have hot, humid air.

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Maritime Tropical Air Masses

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52
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These air masses can bring very heavy snowfall in winter.

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Maritime Tropical Air Masses

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53
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A boundary between two air masses.

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Front

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54
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Drastic weather changes occur at…

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Fronts

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55
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A cold air mass moves towards a warmer air mass.

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Cold Front

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56
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Cold fronts can bring a temperature decrease of up to..

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10C

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57
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Less dense warm air moves towards colder, denser air.

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Warm Front

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58
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What weather do cold fronts typically bring?

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Gusty wind, severe storms

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59
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What weather do warm fronts typically bring?

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Steady precipitation, warming temperatures, shift in wind direction.

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What happens when a warm front and a cold front meet each other and neither is stronger?

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Stationary front

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61
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What weather is associated with a stationary front?

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Unending rain

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62
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What is the local name for a repeating stationary front in Taiwan?

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Plum rains

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63
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What is the name for a stationary front in India?

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Monsoon

64
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What is it called when a cold front catches up with a slow moving warm front?

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Occluded front

65
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What weather is associated with an occluded front?

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Sudden rain, shifting winds

66
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What is the first stage of a thunderstorm?

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Cumulus phase

67
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What happens during the cumulus phase?

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Updraft

68
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What happens during the mature phase?

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Updraft and downdraft

69
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What happens during the dissipation phase?

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Downdraft

70
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What is an updraft?

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Upwards wind

71
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What is a downdraft?

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Downwards wind

72
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What is the second phase of a thunderstorm?

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Mature phase

73
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What is the last phase of a thunderstorm?

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Dissipation phase

74
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How hot can a lightning bolt get?

A

27000C

75
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What is lightning really?

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Electricity

76
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What makes the electricity in a thundercloud?

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Ice rubbing

77
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A whirling column of air in contact with the ground.

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Tornado

78
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What is the diameter of a tornado?

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100 m - 1600 m

79
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How fast can the wind get inside a tornado?

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500 km/h

80
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How long can a tornado last?

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5 min - 5 hrs

81
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Which has stronger winds, a typhoon or a tornado?

A

tornado

82
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Where do hurricanes form?

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Atlantic Ocean

83
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Where do typhoons form?

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Pacific Ocean

84
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Where do cyclones form?

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South of equator

85
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How much bigger is the typical hurricane or typhoon than a typical tornado?

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150 000 times.

86
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A violent winter storm with freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow.

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Blizzard

87
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A set of weather measurements made on the ground or ocean.

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Surface report

88
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A set of weather measurements made above earth’s surface.

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Upper air report

89
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How are upper air reports usually made?

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Weather balloons.

90
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What is the name of the instrument used in weather balloons that makes many weather measurements and radios them back to the ground?

A

Radiosonde

91
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How high do most weather satellites orbit the earth?

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35 000 km

92
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A type of radar that can detect precipitation and the movement of small particles.

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Doppler Radar

93
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This weather detection system works by measuring the change in frequency of waves reflected by moving particles.

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Doppler radar`

94
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This weather imaging technology is normally only seen on TV during typhoons in Taiwan.

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Doppler radar

95
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This weather imaging technology only shows where clouds are.

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Visible light satellite image

96
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This weather imaging technology shows the heights and temperatures of clouds.

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Infrared satellite image

97
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Lines that connect all places on a map that have the same air pressure.

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Isobar

98
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What type of front is marked on a weather map by a line with triangles pointing out of it on one side?

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Cold front

99
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What type of front is marked on a weather map by a line with half circles pointing out of it on one side?

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Warm front

100
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What type of front is marked on a weather map by a line with both half circles and triangles pointing out on one side?

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Occluded front

101
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What type of front is marked on a weather map by a line with half circles and triangles pointing out on opposite sides?

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Stationary front

102
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What weather feature is marked on a weather map by thin lines with numbers on them?

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Isobar

103
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What weather feature is marked on a weather map by a dot with a sort of flag pointing out of it?

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Surface report

104
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What weather feature is marked on a weather map by a capital ‘H’?

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High-pressure system

105
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What weather feature is marked on a weather map by a capital letter ‘L’?

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Low-pressure system

106
Q

What are detailed computer programs that simulate a natural or man-made system?

A

Computer model

107
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What are GFS and NOGAPS examples of?

A

Computer models

108
Q

What is the long-term average weather conditions that appear in a particular region?

A

Climate

109
Q

What is the name for how far north or south a particular location is from the equator?

A

Latitude

110
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What is the name for how far east or west a place is from London, England?

A

Longitude

111
Q

What is Taichung’s latitude?

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24.15N

112
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What is the word for how high a location is above sea level?

A

Altitude

113
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Higher altitude means …

A

Lower temperature and air pressure

114
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What is an area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain?

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Rain shadow

115
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What is the name for the amount of thermal energy (J) needed to raise the temperature of material (1 kg) by 1C?

A

Specific heat

116
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Which has a higher specific heat, sand or water?

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Water

117
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What makes climates near the ocean more constant than those in the middle of a continent?

A

High specific heat of water

118
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What kind of climate is Taiwan classified as having?

A

Tropical wet

119
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What factors affect how a region’s climate is classified?

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Temperature, precipitation, and native vegetation

120
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What is a local climate that is different from the surrounding climate called?

A

Microclimate

121
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What are cold periods lasting from hundreds to millions of years where glaciers cover much of the Earth’s surface?

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Ice ages

122
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What are the periods when glaciers retreat called?

A

Intergalacials

123
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Are we in an ice age or an interglacial?

A

intergalacial

124
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When did the last interglacial begin?

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10 000 years ago

125
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How long is the cycle of changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit?

A

100 000 years

126
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How long is the cycle of changes in the tilt of Earth’s axis?

A

41 000 years

127
Q

What causes the seasons?

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Tilt of earth’s axis to or away from sun.

128
Q

If it is winter here, what is the season in America?

A

Winter

129
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If it is winter here, what season is it in South Africa?

A

Summer

130
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IF it is winter here, what season is it in Australia?

A

Summer

131
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What date marks the beginning of summer?

A

June 21

132
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What date marks the beginning of winter?

A

December 22

133
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What date marks the beginning of fall?

A

September 23

134
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What date marks the beginning of spring?

A

March 21

135
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What is that name of the day that begins winter?

A

Winter solstice

136
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What is the name of the day that begins summer?

A

Summer solstice

137
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What is the name of the day that begins fall?

A

Fall equinox

138
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What is the name of the day that begins spring?

A

Spring equinox

139
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On what days are both day and night exactly the same length everywhere on Earth?

A

Equinoxes

140
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On what day does the sun go directly over head in Jiayi county?

A

Summer solstice

141
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How many solstices are there in a year?

A

2

142
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How many equinoxes are there in a year?

A

2

143
Q

What is the many year ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in lowered trade winds in the Pacific called?

A

El Nino

144
Q

What is another name for El Nino?

A

ENSO, or El Nino/Southern Oscillation

145
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How long does an El Nino cycle normally take?

A

3-8 years

146
Q

Is this an El Nino year?

A

Yes

147
Q

What is a name for a wind circulation pattern that changes with the seasons?

A

Monsoon

148
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What weather front often occurs at the change of seasons in a monsoon area?

A

Slowly moving stationary front

149
Q

What is an period with below average precipitation?

A

Drought

150
Q

What is the rise in Earth’s average temperature during the past 100 years called?

A

Global warming

151
Q

What are gases that absorb infrared radiation called?

A

Greenhouse gases

152
Q

What is the most important greenhouse gas?

A

CO2

153
Q

What is a name for the large scale cutting and burning of forests?

A

deforestation

154
Q

What is a name for tiny solid or liquid particles?

A

Aerosols

155
Q

Do aerosols coll or heat the earth?

A

Cool

156
Q

What is a name for a computer model used to predict long term changes in the Earth’s climate?

A

Global Climate Model

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