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| air warms/cools when it expands/contracts |
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| air rises, but comes back down |
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| air rises and continues rising |
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| cold air moves into an area |
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| warm air moves into an area |
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| static discharge of electricity in clouds |
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| rapid expansion and contraction |
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| 1 Cumulus 2 Mature 3 Dissipation |
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| 1-3 hours of intense rainfall |
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| cumulation of particles at top of cloud |
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| Conditions for Hurricanes |
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| warm water, no cross-winds, rising air |
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| disturbance, depression, tropical storm, hurricane |
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| center, clear, low pressure, very warm, few clouds |
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| surrounding t-storms, most violent wind and rain |
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| weaker t-storms stemming from hurricane |
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| salt water flooding (from ocean) |
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| man-made things, not natural |
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| mix of chemicals stuck in air, problem in big cities |
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| rain with pH less than 5.6 |
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| basic soil - neutralizes acid rain |
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| planet allows heat it, no heat out |
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| primary anthro. greenhouse gas |
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| where is ozone shield/purpose? |
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| stratosphere, blocks out harmful radiation |
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| how thick is ozone layer? |
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| average weather over time |
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| regions that share similar climates |
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| primary components of regional climates |
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| temp. precip. insolation, pressure, air masses |
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| 6 primary climate regions |
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| tropical, mezo-/micro-thermal, polar, highland, desert |
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| 10 months freezing weather |
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| never gets above freezing |
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| water first enters zone of aeration |
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| downward movement of water |
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| water cannot pass through |
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| science of water - global circulation, distribution, and properties |
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| ridges that separate where precipitation drains |
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| the water receiving area of a drainage basin |
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| material dissolved in water |
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| river is carrying the material downstream |
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| material is pushed along river bed |
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