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| Wavelengths of violet light are LONGER than |
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| wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation |
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| The freezing point of water on the Celsius scale |
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| Fluids like air tend to move toward areas of |
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| Local winds blow over areas of SHORTER distance than |
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| Earth's major wind belts are the trade winds, prevailing westerlies and the |
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| When you touch a hot spoon to your hand |
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| Three main types of clouds are cumulus, stratus, and |
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| Most of the world receives MORE |
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| Wavelengths that are a bit shorter than visible light are |
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| Most of the energy that heats Earth's atmosphere |
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| The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere |
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| The total energy of motion in the molecules of a substance |
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| How heat from a campfire reaches you |
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| Convection takes place because |
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| cold air is more dense than warm air |
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| Winds are caused by differences in |
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| Local winds differ from global winds because |
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| they are caused by unequal heating within a SMALL area |
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| Located about 30 degrees North and South Latitudes |
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| Clouds form when water vapor in the air |
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| becomes liquid water or ice crystals |
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| Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms |
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| Very high feathery clouds |
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| Any form of water that falls from clouds |
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| Difference between sleet and hail |
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| Where ice pellets form and Size of ice pellets |
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| Heat transfer between two substances that are TOUCHING |
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| Used to measure wind speed |
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| blow from a specific direction over LONG distances |
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| Earth's rotation makes winds seem to curve |
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| Energy travels through space to Earth in the form of |
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| how most of the heating of the troposphere occurs, transfer of heat by fluid movement |
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| caused by uneven heating of the atmosphere which leads to differences in air pressure |
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| increased cooling that can make the air feel cooler than the measurement on the thermometer |
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| Clouds form when water vapor in the air becomes liquid water |
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| Clouds that form near the ground and look like fluffy heaps of cotton |
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| Flat, layered clouds that can cover most of the sky |
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| Ice pellet larger than 5 millimeters in diameter that form during a thunderstorm |
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| Mist and drizzle are made of small |
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| wind comes from the sea, the water warms up more slowly, the wind blows toward the land because warm air rises over the land forcing cooler air from water under it. |
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| Wind comes from the land. The wind blows toward the water because warm air rises over the water forcing cooler air from land under it. The land cools more quickly. |
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| Three ways heat is transferred |
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| Radiation: Direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves (campfire). Conduction: Direct transfer of heat between substances TOUCHING (pancakes on gridle). Convection: Transfer of heat by the movement of FLUID (lava lamp). |
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| Chapter 2 Weather Mrs. Everett |
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