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| amount of water vapor in the air |
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| state of atmosphere at a specific time and 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 the three factors that determine the shape and height of clouds |
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| Temperature, pressure, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere |
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| Prefix for high elevation |
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| prefix for middle elevation |
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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 and what factor determines which type will fall |
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| The four types of precipitation are rain, hail, snow, and sleet. The factor that determines which type will fall is air temperature |
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| How is this heat redistributed |
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| heat is absorbed by Earth's air and ocean currents, which then heats the air above it |
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| Why is there uneven heating on the earth's surface |
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| There is uneven heating on earth's surface because of the diffrences on Earth's surface |
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| characteristics of stratus |
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| usually form at low altitudes and may be associated with fair weather rain and snow |
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| characteristics of cumulus |
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| are mases of puffy, white clouds, sometimes tower to great heights, can be associated with fair weather or thunder storms |
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| characteristics of cirrus |
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| clouds appear fibrous, curly, high, thin, white, made ice crystals, are associated with fair weather but can indicate approching storms |
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| Prefix for low carpet of rain clouds |
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| prefix for middle level puffy cloud |
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| water vapor cools and condenses around dust |
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| water droplets from clouds |
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