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Weather: ES.12
Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What creates weather? | The transfer of heat between Earth's surface and its atmosphere |
| What describes the current state of the atmosphere or day to day changes? | Weather |
| What describes the typical weather patterns? | Climate |
| What are the three major climate zones? | Tropical, tempature, and polar |
| How are winds created? | Uneven heating |
| What is a fast moving system of wind found on top of the troposphere? | Jet stream |
| What is the atmosphere warmed by? | Radiation |
| What is a major cause of weather? | Convention |
| Convention causes warm air to reach its ____ point? | Dew |
| What is a narrow, violent, funnel shaped column called? | Tornado |