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1
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Humidity?

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Water vapor in the air

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Water breeze?

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Daytime breeze

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Precipitation?

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Moisture that falls onto the Earth’s surface

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Front?

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Pace where cold and warm air masses meet

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Condensation?

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Transformation of a gas to a liquid

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Thunderhead?

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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Evaporation?

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Transformation of a liquid into a gas

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Nitrogen?

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Most abundant atmospheric gas

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Anemometer?

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Measures wind speed

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Psychrometer?

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Measures relative humidity

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Hygrometer?

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Measures relative humidity

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Westerlies?

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A type of wind at 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South

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Doldrums?

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A type of wind at the equator

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Stratus?

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Layered (For clouds)

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Oxygen?

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A vital gas made in photosynthesis

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Mercury

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A compound found in rocks in the crust of the Earth

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Rotation?

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The turning of the Earth

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Gale?

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A type of wind

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Breeze?

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A type of wind

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Southeast trades?

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A wind belt

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Humid Continental?

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Region of climate: constantly changing weather

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Subtropical?

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Year round wetness

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Beaufort?

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A wind scale

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Cirrus?

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A wispy cloud

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Stratocumulus?

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Low puffy cloud

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Altitude?

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The height of an object in relation to sea or ground level

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Warm Front?

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Warm air mass overtakes cold air mass and rises above

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Winter storm?

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Severe storm with precipitation of snow and ice

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Occluded front?

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Warm air mass is caught between two cold ir masses

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Hurricane?

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Large tropical cyclone with heavy rains and winds

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Stationary Front?

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Boundary between two air mass not moving in relation to each other

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Cold Front?

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Cold air mass overtakes warm air mass

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Air mass?

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Large sections of troposphere with the same temperature and humidity throughout

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Tornado?

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Severe, narrow storm with fast swriling winds

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Thunderstorm?

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Brief local storm with thunder and lighting

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Radiation?

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Tranfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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Convection?

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Transfer of energy by movement of particles

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Conduction?

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Transfer of energy by contact of paticles

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Local Winds?

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Winds that blow over short distances

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Global Winds?

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Winds that blow steadily over a long distance

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Polar Easterlies?

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Cold winds that blow from east to west near the North and South poles

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Northeast Trades?

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Steady winds that flow from the east to west around 30 degrees North latitude

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Equator?

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The invisible line across the middle of the Earth

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Southeast Trades?

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Steady winds that flow from east to west around 30 degrees South latitude

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Prevailing Westerlies?

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STeady winds that blow from west to east between latitude lines 30 degrees North, 60 degrees North, 30 degrees South, and 60 degrees South

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Polar Easterlies?

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Cold winds that blow from east to west near that north and south poles

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North Pole?

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The northern end of the axis of rotation of the Earth

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South Pole?

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The southern end of the axis of rotation of the Earth

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Cirro?

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High clouds

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Cumulus?

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Puffy clouds

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Alto?

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Medium height clouds

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Nimbo?

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Precipitation clouds

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Barometer?

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Measure air pressure

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Thermometer?

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Measure temperature

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Rain Gauge?

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Measures the amount of the precipitation that fell

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Relative Humidity?

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Amount of water vapor in the air over the amount of water vapor the air can actually hold

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Dew point?

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Temperature at which air is fully saturated

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Doppler Radar?

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Type of radar that detects precipitation and approximate wind speed

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Station Models?

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Diagram that displays many different types of weather data from a specific location

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Isobars?

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Lines joining places on a map that have the same air pressure

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Isotherms?

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Line joining places on a map that have the same temperature

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High Pressure Systems?

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Where the air pressure is lower than surrounding areas

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Low Pressure Sytems?

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Where the air pressure is higher than surrounding areas

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Climate?

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The long term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region; Determined by precipitation and temperature

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Altitude?

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Climate factor because when altitude increases, air temperature decreases

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Latitude?

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Earth’s surface is divided into three temperate zones based on latitude

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Large Bodies of Water?

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Water heats and cool more slowly than land (Unequal heating)

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Prevailing Winds?

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Winds carry warm, moist or cool air over land

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Mountains?

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A mountain range in the path of prevailing winds influences where precipitation falls

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Seasons?

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Sea and land breezes over a large region that change directions with seasons

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Temperate Continental?

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Wet year round or distinct rainy seasons

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Polar?

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Only in the Northern Hemisphere; constantly changing weather

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Temperate Marine?

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Ice caps, short cool summer; bitterly cold winters

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Highlands?

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Humid with mild winters

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Low Pressure Systems: High to low or low to high?

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High to Low

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Dry?

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Arid regions: called deserts; get little rain; Semi - Arid Regions: sometimes there is enough rainfall for short grasses to grow

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High Pressure Systems: High to low or low to high?

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Low to high

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Low Pressure Systems: Clockwise or counterclockwise?

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Counterclockwise

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High Pressure Systems: Counterclockwise or clockwise?

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Clockwise

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Climates are classified by what two major factors?

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Precipitation and Temperature

66
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Who is Wladimir Köppen?

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A scientist who developed a classification system for climates in the1900s

66
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Explain Seasons?

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Short periods of climate change due to the amount of solar energy received during the year

67
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List the three temperate zones that the Earth is divided into.

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  1. Tropical
  2. Polar
    3.Temerate
67
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Explain the three types of evidence scientists use to study climate change in history?

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  1. Ice caves
    2.Pollen that was fossilized
    3.Growth rings on trees
68
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Explain what a microclimate is.

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A small area with climate conditions that differ from those around them

69
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Layers of the atmsphere?

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The Silly Monkeys Throw Eggs
Troposphere - Closest to the earth; weather
Stratosphere - Ozone
Ozone layer is between theses two
Mesosphere - Coldest, meteor burn up; some ozone
Thermosphere - Ionosphere, Space Station; Warmest layer
Exosphere- outermost layer

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Land and sea breezes? Which is during the daytime?

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Land Breeze: Nighttime
Sea Breeze: Daytime

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High Pressure Weather?

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Sunny, no clouds, fair weather

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Low Pressure Weather?

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Rainy and cloudy

71
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What is a circulation pattern that changes directions with the seasons?

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Monsoon

72
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What are air masses classified by?

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Moisture and temperature

73
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Describe a cyclone. What type of weather does it bring?

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A cyclone is a swirling center of low air pressure. Wind, rain, storms, precipitation.

74
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What types of technology do meteorologist use to predict weather?

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Weather satellites, weather balloons, computers, ect.

74
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What is a wind circulation pattern that changes directions with seasons?

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A monsoon

75
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What are three main factors that affect precipitation?

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Prevailing winds, mountains and seasons

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