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Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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The force per unit area that the atmosphere exerts on everything beneath it.

A

pressure

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A measure of the amount of water vapour in the air

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humidity

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A measure of how hot or cold something is.

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temperature

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4
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True or false
Winds blow from areas of low pressure to areas of higher pressure

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false

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5
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True or false
When the humidity is 80%, the weather fells hot and sticky

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true

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6
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True or false
If the pressure lines on a weather map are close together, there will be strong wind.

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true

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True or false
Clouds form when the air in the atmosphere sinks and get warmer.

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false

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An instrument to measure wind speed.

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anemometer

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9
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An instrument to measure humidity

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hydrometer

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10
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An instrument to measure air pressure.

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barometer

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An instrument to measure temperature.

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thermometer

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12
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Keyword definition
Hot and dry throughout the year

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desert

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13
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Keyword definition
very cold throughout the year

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polar

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Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain

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mediterranean

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Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain

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mediterranean

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Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain

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mediterranean

17
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Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain

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mediterranean

18
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Climate
Changeable, generally cool with rain at any time of year.

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temperate

19
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True or False
The Middle East has a temperate climate.

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false

20
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True or False
Large area of the Middle East have a desert climate.

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true

21
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True or False
On the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, it rains more in summer than in winter.

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true

22
Q

The hole in the ozone layer
Man-made chemicals that were once used in aerosols (spray) and refriderators.

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CFCs

23
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The hole in the ozone layer
A special kind of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule instead of two.

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ozone

24
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The hole in the ozone layer
Invisible rays from the sun that can damage the skin.

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Untraviolet radiation

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