Chapter 8 Flashcards

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Meterology

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Evaporation

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Condensation Nucleus

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Frost Point

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Saturated

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Supercooled

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Freezing Nucleus

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Contrail

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Fog

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Mist

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Percipitation

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Hydrologic Cycle

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Rain

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Drizzle

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Blizzard

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Air Mass

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Source Region

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Air Mass weather

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3 major factors that determine the earth’s weather

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The process of going from a solid to a liquid

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The amount of water vapor in the air

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The process of going directly from a gas to a solid

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The most frequent type of cloud

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The type of cloud resembling “mare’s tails”

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The lens shaped cloud

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The process by which rain forms in very warm regions

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The type of air mass that forms over snow- and ice-covered portions of the Arctic