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| why is there uneven heating of the earths surface |
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| differences in the earths surface |
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| how is the heat redistributed |
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| heat is redistributed 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 specific time and place |
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| large body of air that has properties similar to the earth's surface over which it forms |
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| rotates clockwise, good weather |
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| roates counterclockwise, poor weather |
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| boundary between two air masses |
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| cold air plows under warm air |
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| warm air plows over cold air |
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| no air advances (stalemate) |
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| severe rain storms; cumulonimbus clouds |
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| rapid up and down movement of air causes buildup of charge |
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| flooding, strong winds, hail |
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| heating up of air by lightning |
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| where are tornadoes found |
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| (tornado alley) are in midwest where ninety percent of tornadoes occur |
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| how high can winds reach during tornadoes |
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| what scale is used to measure tornadoes |
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| where do hurricanes form and fuel |
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| where do hurris. lose power |
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| tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane |
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| how many categories of hurris. are there |
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| what needs to happen for blizzard to be caused |
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| high winds, low visibility, persist for three hours |
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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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| 3 factors that determine shape and size of cloud |
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| temperature, air pressure, humidity |
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| puffy, white, associated with thunderstorms |
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| curly, high, thin, white, can indicate storms |
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| clouds associated with rain or snow have which latin term associated with them |
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| evaporation, water vapor rises, condensation around dust particles, cloud forms |
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| person who studies weather |
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| combination of symbols on a map |
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| line connecting equal points of temperature |
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| line connecting points of equal pressure |
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| instrument used to measure air pressure |
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