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| Why is there uneven heating of the eart's surface |
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| Because there is different types of surfaces on the earth |
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| How is 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 atmosphere in a specicfic time & place |
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| Air moving in a specific direction |
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| measure of average amount of motion in moleclues |
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| Stratus clouds formed near the ground |
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| 3 factors that determine cloud shape |
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temptature
air pressure
humidity |
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| Characteristics of stratus clouds |
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| low elevation/associated with rain or snow/smooth sheet of clouds |
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| Characteristics of cumulus clouds |
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| puffy white clouds/flat bases/very high associated with thunderstorms |
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| Characteristics of cirrus clouds |
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| curly, high, thin, white/made of ice crystals/indicate approaching storms |
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| Latin term for rain or snow clouds |
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| Four types of perticipitation |
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| factor that determines what type of percipitation falls |
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evaporation of water
warm water vapor rises
warm water cools and condenses around dust
water droplets form clouds |
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| low carpet of rain clouds= |
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| Boundary between two air masses |
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| Large body of Air that has similar properties to earths surface over which it forms |
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Rotate clockwise
Fair weather |
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Rotate counterclockwise
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Cold air advances toward warm air
Plows under |
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Warm air advances toward cold air
Plows over |
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Neither one advances
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