B&W Weather Factors
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| Transverse waves that transfer electrical and magnetic energy. | show 🗑
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| show | RADIATION
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| Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but are shorter than microwaves. | show 🗑
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| show | ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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| Reflection of light in all directions. | show 🗑
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| The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by gases that form a "blanket" around Earth. | show 🗑
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| A measure of how hot or cold an object is compared to a reference point. | show 🗑
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| show | THERMAL ENERGY
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| show | THERMOMETER
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| The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in temperature. | show 🗑
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| The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that it is touching. | show 🗑
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| show | CONVECTION
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| show | CONVECTION CURRENTS
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| The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. | show 🗑
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| show | ANEMOMETER
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| show | WIND-CHILL FACTOR
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| Winds that blow over short distances; caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface in a small area. | show 🗑
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| show | LAND BREEZE
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| Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances. | show 🗑
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| The change that Earth's rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how winds curve. | show 🗑
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| show | LATITUDE
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| Bands of high-speed winds about 10 km above Earth's surface. | show 🗑
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| show | SEA BREEZE
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| The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. | show 🗑
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| show | EVAPORATION
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| The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air. | show 🗑
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| show | RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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| Instrument used to measure relative humidity. | show 🗑
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| show | CONDENSATION
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| show | DEW POINT
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| show | CIRRUS
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| show | CUMULUS
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| Clouds that form flat layers and often cover much of the sky. | show 🗑
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| show | PRECIPITATION
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| show | DROUGHT
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| show | CLOUD SEEDING
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| show | RAIN GAUGE
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