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Ch. 8 Science Test

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small pieces of ice is tossed up and down inside a cloud, forming several layers of ice, until it is too heavy and falls to the ground
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water vapor that condenses and forms frozen water on the ground
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how fast the earth travels per hour to keep up with a 24 hr. day schedule
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calm region of extremely low air pressure
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air we live in receives most of its warmth
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imaginary line running through the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
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the reason why winds are produced
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an imaginary line circling the earth midway between the North and South poles
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lightning bolts that don't touch ground, stay inside cloud, bright flash
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falling ice crystals that melt slightly, stick, and freeze together into snowflakes
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falling ice crystals that melt into raindrops, then refreeze and land on earth as tiny pieces of ice
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the lowest possible temperature at which air is able to hold all of its water vapor
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a scientist who studies weather
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row of cumulonimbus thunderheads that builds up to form a ___________ line
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reason for the earth's seasons
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occurs when opposite electric charges build up
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layer or flat clouds, low blanket or sheet, are a sign that rain is approaching
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an ice crystal in a cloud that becomes too heavy, falls, melts, and lands on the earth as liquid water
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warm air pushing cold air
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falls when the temperature of air is well below freezing does not melt and stick together to form large, wet snowflakes
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temperature differences found on the earth
B.
rain
C.
sleet
D.
sheet lightning
E.
equator
F.
lightning
G.
hail
H.
stratus
I.
dew point
J.
warm front
K.
squall
L.
1,000
M.
axis
N.
meteorologist
O.
wet snow
P.
tilt
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dry snow
R.
from the ground
S.
eye
T.
frost
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the amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature
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puffy, bulgy cloud, occur in good weather
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the process in which water vapor leaves the air and changes into liquid water
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wisp or curl, occur at very top of atmosphere, made of very small ice crystals
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type of storm that packs most destructive power into the smallest space
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produced by very tall clouds such as cumulonimbus
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term used to describe a cloud from which rain is falling
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another name for a cumulonimbus cloud which produces a thunderstorm
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falling ice crystals melt, hit the earth as liquid rain, but refreeze as soon as they land
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fog

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