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Science

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how do you measure relative humidity   a psychrometer  
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what two conditions are necessary for cloud formation   cooling of the air and the presence of particules in the air  
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what are the large clouds called that often produce thunderstorms   cumulonimbus clouds  
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what do we call any form of water that falls from clouds   precipitation  
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What type of air mass produces cold,dry air that affects the northern United States   continental polar air mass  
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What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico produce in the southwestern United States   hot,dry  
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From which direction to which direction do the prevaling westerlies,the major wind belt over the continental United States push air masses   west to east  
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What type of front forms when a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow moving warm mass   cold front  
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What is the major difference between cyclones and anticyclones   cyclones-low air pressure (weather clouds,wind and precipition)anticyclones-high pressure(weather dry,clear)  
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what type of weather is generally associated with an anticyclones   dry clear weather  
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What is a funnel shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface called   tornadoes  
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In what types of clouds do thunderstorms form   cumulonimbus clouds  
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What states are included in the designation Tornado Ally   nebraska,iowa,kanas,oklahoma,texas  
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where do hurricanes typically form   over warm ocean water as a low pressure area  
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What is a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane makes landfall   a storm surge  
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what are conditions within the "eye" of the hurricane   calm,clear  
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what is a storm   is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere  
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what are some of the best places to seek protection during a tornado   storm shelter,basement of a well built building(if outside lie in a ditch)  
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what are examples of safe places to be during a thunderstorm   indoors,away from water  
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when people are asked to evacuate during a hurricane watch,what are they being asked to do   leave the area imediately  
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what do we call scientists who study weather and try to predict it   meteorologists  
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what sources of weather data would enable a meteorologists to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm   maps,charts,computers,radar,and satellites  
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what are isobars and what do they connect   isobars are lines joining places on the map that have the same air pressure  
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within what types of clouds do tornadoes form   thick cumulonimbus clouds  
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what is the process that allows clouds to form when water vapor in the air becomes liquid   condensation  
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what is the process in which water vapor in the air changes from a liquid to a gas   evaporation  
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what is a cloud that forms near the ground and is called a stratus cloud   fog  
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what type of air mass can bring thunderstorms to the untied states in the summer   maritime tropical  
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what is a long lasting storm that begins over a warm surface of the ocean and has winds of at least 119 kilometers per hour or higher   hurricane  
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hot,dry air moves into the southwest in summer from what kind of air mass   continental tropical  
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what is the symbol for an isotherms   isotherms-equall temperature isobars-equall pressure  
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atmosphere   is the envelope of gases that surrounds the planet  
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air pressure   is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area  
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coriolis effect   is the effect of earth's rotation on the the direction of winds and currents  
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conduction   is the heat transfer within a materials that are touching  
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covection   is a heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching  
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radiation   is transfer of energy through space  
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greenhouse effect   is the process by which gases hold heat in the air  
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global winds   are winds that blow steading from specific directions over long distances  
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barometer   is an instrument that is used to measure air pressure  
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weather   is the condition of earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place  
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what causes convection in the atmosphere   upwar movement of warm air downwar movement of cold air  
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what is the purpose of the ozone layer   it absorbs solar radiation and and ultraviolet radiation  
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what layer of the atmosphere does weather occur   troposphere  
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what happens to the air prssure as you increase in altitude   it decreases and so does density  
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scientists divide the earth's atmosphere into four main layers,classified according to changes in blank.   temperature  
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when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other,what front is fromed   stationary front  
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when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass it forms a what front   warm front  
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