Part one of the science flash cards.
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Weather | The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place in a region.
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| Meteorology | The study of weather, and the understanding of the forces and causes of weather.
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| Meteorologists | Scientists who study the Earth's atmosphere.
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| Atmosphere | The air that surrounds the Earth.
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| Wind | Air in motion, a result of the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun.
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| Global Winds | Winds that blow over long distances from specific direction.
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| Local Winds | Winds that blow over short distances.
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| Coriolis Effect | The defection of winds caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis.
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| Doldrums | Mostly very calm air in a band over the doldrums.
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| Latitude | The distance of a place north or south of the equater.
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| Trade Winds | Warm, steady winds that blow back toward the equater in usually clear skies.
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| Prevailing Westerlies | Cool air, usually moving quickly toward the poles from the west to easy in both hemispheres.
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| Polar Esterlies | Cold, fairly weak winds blowing from east to west
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| Prevailing Winds | Winds that blow more often from one direciton than the other.
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