Weather Test
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| climate | average weather over a long period of time
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| weather | conditions of the atmosphere in one place at one time
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| precipitation | water or moisture that falls from the sky
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| dew point | temperature at which water vapor condenses or turn into liquid
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| heat index | "feels-like" temperature
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| jet stream | when two air cells come together they create a fast-flowing "river" of air
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| fujita scale | used to communicate how fast a tornado moves, how strong, or how much damage it caused
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| air mass | air with similar characteristics such as temperature and humidity
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| nor'easter | usually cold, extreme weather from the North East coast
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| maritime polar | weather that is formed over the water in polar regions
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| maritime tropical | weather that is formed over the water in tropical regions
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| continental polar | usually brings dry and cold air masses
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| continental tropical | usually brings dry and hot air masses
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| continental arctic | brings very cold and very dry air
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| coriolis effect | causes winds and waters to move in clockwise patterns in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise patterns in the southern hemisphere
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| tornado alley | a place in the United States where warm fronts regularly meet cold fronts in dramatic ways
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| cyclone | winds spiraling around a low pressure cell
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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