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weather and force and motion study cards

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Energy exists in what two states?   kinetic and potential  
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What is the energy of motion?   kinetic energy  
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Moving objects have what type of energy?   kinetic energy  
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Which energy is stored (or waiting to be used) energy?   potential energy  
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A rock on top of a hill has what type of energy - potential or kinetic?   potential energy  
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A book on a shelf has what type of energy - potential or kinetic?   potential energy  
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How fast an object moves in a certain amount of time is called what?   speed  
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Any push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change speed or direction is called?   force  
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To mov e a large (massive) object you will need greater or lesser force?   greater  
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forces are measured in units called?   Newtons  
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Newtons are named after what British scientist who explained how force and motion are related?   Sir Isaac Newton  
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What works against (opposes) motion and causes objects to slow down and stop?   friction  
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Unless acted upon by a force, objects in motion tend to stay in motion or remain at rest?   stay in motion  
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Unless acted upon by a force, objects at rest tend to stay at rest or in motion?   stay at rest  
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What property of matter states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an object in motion will remain im motion unless acted upon by an outside force?   Inertia  
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What force is pulling you toward the Earth's surface?   gravity  
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What is the force that is used to move an object a certain distance called?   work  
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What is the ability to do work (either to mak an object move or to change matter) called?   energy  
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What instrument measures air pressure?   barometer  
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What instrument measures wind speed?   anemometer  
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What instrument measures precipitation (water)?   rain gauge  
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What instrument measures the temperature of the air?   Thermometer  
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What instrument tells the direction of the wind?   weather vane  
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What is the Water Cycle?   The never-ending movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.  
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What is condensation?   Whater particles lose heat energy, slow down, and change from a gas to a liquid (condense).  
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What is the measure of the amount of heat energy in the atomosphere?   temperature  
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What is due to the weight of the air and is determined by several factors including the timperature of the air?   air pressure  
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Large regions of air with the same weather are called?   air masses  
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What is the boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity?   a front  
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What is it called when a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass usually causing light rain?   warm front  
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What is it called when a cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass often causing violent weather?   cold front  
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What isis it called when air masses (warm or cold) don't move?   stationalry front  
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What are associated with certain weather conditions and are maide up of tiny droplets of necdensed water in the atmosphere?   clouds  
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What are te feathery cluds associated with fair weather and often indicate that rain or snow will fall within serveral hours?   cirrus clouds  
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What are smooth, layered, gray cluds that cover the whole sky (blockout direct sunlight) and usually associated with light rain and drizzle?   stratus clouds  
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What are the white, fluffy cluds with flat bottoms that usually indicate fair weather, howver, when they get larger and darker on the bottom, they produce thunderstorms?   cumulus clouds  
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What are larger and darker cumulus clouds that produce thunderstorms called?   cumulus-nimbus  
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Extreme atmospheric conditins can create these kinds of storms?   thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes  
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What is a measurement of how much water vapor is in the air?   humidity  
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What type of scientist uses data to predict weather patterns?   meteorologist  
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