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The term "weather" refers to what?   show
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What is climate?   show
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What 3 principle factors affect weather?   show
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show Cumulus, stratus, cirrus and lenticular  
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Describe cumulus clouds   show
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show layers of clouds:form at lower altitudes  
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show high altitude wispy clouds  
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show lens-shaped clouds  
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Each type of cloud is found at a characteristic altitude but what does a prefix of "alto" added to the cloud name indicate?   show
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What does the prefix nimbo or nimbus mean added to the name of a cloud and what does this type of cloud usually bring?   show
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What produces towering cumulonimbus clouds and what do most people call them?   show
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What are cirrus clouds composed of?   show
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show nimbostratus clouds  
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show Cirrocumulus clouds  
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show stratocumulus clouds  
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Clouds that have the feathery appearance of cirrus clouds but form flat layers like that of stratus clouds are called what?   show
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What is insolation and what is it an abbreviation for?   show
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What 2 thing affect how much insolation a region of the earth gets? What can reduce this?   show
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show the earth's orbiting the sun in an oval pattern  
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When is the earth the farthest it will ever be from the sun? When is it the closest to the sun?   show
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show Northern Hemisphere; summer and winter in the southern hemisphere  
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show Southern hemisphere;winter and summer in the northern hemisphere  
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At the two equinoxes, how long are the days in the 2 hemisphere's?   show
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What causes the days in the northern hemisphere to get shorter than 12 hours and getting shorter?What happens to the days in the southern hemisphere?   show
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When are the days in the northern hemisphere shorter than 12 hrs and getting longer? What happens to the days in the southern hemisphere?   show
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What month was Christ most likely born?   show
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show because missionaries tried to link it to a pagan holiday that was called the birthday of the sun.  
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What are the imaginary lines called that run north and south across the earth?   show
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show Lines of latitude  
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show the equator; increases  
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What is the longitude at "0"? What part of what country does it run through?   show
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Do the lines of longitude increase or decrease the farther away you move from the prime meridian?   show
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Does hot air rise or sink? What does this create?   show
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When cold air sinks it creates a region of high or low pressure?   show
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show cool regions of the earth like the poles to warm regions of the earth like the equator. Coriolis effect.  
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What is the coriolis effect?   show
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show prevailing winds in the polar regions called polar easterlies, prevailing winds in the mid latitudes called westerlies, and prevailing winds near the equator called trade winds  
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show northeast of its launch site;southwest of it's launch site  
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Is the coriolis effect strong enough to significantly affect how water drains in a basin?   show
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prevailing wind patterns can be easily disrupted by what? give 2 examples   show
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show a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temp, and humidity  
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show arctic, polar and tropical  
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show very cold and dry  
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show warm and moist  
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show cold and moist  
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show warm and dry  
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show cold and dry but not as cold as arctic air masses  
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What is a weather front?and what are the 4 basic types?   show
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show cumulonimbus clouds are formed by the warm air rising in response to the cold air mass, temp decreases  
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What type of front ususlly carries the most severe weather systems including thunderstorms?   show
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What happens when a warm front moves in?   show
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When do occluded fronts occur?   show
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What kind of front results in weather that doesn't change much for a long period of time?   show
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What is aphelion?   show
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What is perihelion?   show
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What is the coriolis effect?   show
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show a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temp, and humidity  
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show a boundary between two air masses  
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show uneven distribution of thermal energy  
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show thermal energy, uneven distribution of thermal energy and water vapor in the atmosphere  
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What are drk cumulus clouds called?   show
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If an area receives a large amount of insolation is it likely to be warm or cold?   show
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show Less than 12 hrs, increasing  
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Suppose you are at the equator and want to fire a missile at a target due north of your location. Would you aim the missile north, nw, or ne, in order to ensure it hits the intended target?   show
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Without 2 specific factors, the global wind patterns would be simple. They would blow from the poles to the equator. What 2 factors shape the global winds into the complex patterns that we actually see?   show
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show local winds interfere with the global wind pattern  
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An air mass is dry and warm. What kind of air mass is it?   show
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show long, lighter rain  
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