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| Why is there uneven heating of the Earth's surface? |
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| Because of the differences on Earth's surface |
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| How is this heat redistributed? |
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| By air and water currents |
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| Amount of water vapor in the air |
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| State of the atmosphere at a specific time & place |
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| Air moving in a specific direction |
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| Measure of average amount of motion in molecules |
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| Stratus cloud formed near the ground |
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| What are 3 factors that determine the shape and height of clouds? |
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| Temperature, pressure, and humidity |
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| What is the high elevation prefix? |
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| What is the low elevation prefix? |
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| What is the middle elevation prefix? |
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| What cloud forms layers and usually forms at low altitudes? |
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| What cloud are masses of puffy white clouds and forms at high altitudes? |
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| What cloud is fibrous or curly and can indicate approaching storms? |
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| Clouds associated with rain or snow have which Latin term associated with them? |
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| What are the four types of precipitation? |
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| What factors determine which type of precipitation will fall? |
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Rain- Drops of water falling in temperatures above freezing fall as rain.
Snow- When the air temperature is so cold that water vapor changes directly to a solid.
Sleet- When raindrops pass through a layer of freezing air near Earth's surface, forming ice pellets.
Hail- When water freezes in layers around a small nucleus of ice. |
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1. Water evaporates
2. Warm water vapor rises
3. Water vapor cools, condenses around dust
4. Water droplets form clouds |
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1. High altitude- cirro
2. Low altitude- strato
3. Middle altitude- alto
4. Means rain- Nimbus
5. Puffy cloud with a flat base- Cumulus
6. Thunderhead- Cumulonimbus
7. Low carpet of rain clouds- Nimbo stratus
8. Middle level puffy cloud- Alto cumulus |
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