Storms
Winds
Clouds, etc.
Hodge Podge
NC Weather
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Storm surge
What is the rise of ocean water?
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During the day, a high pressure goes to low pressure, ocean to land.
What is a sea breeze?
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Overcast skies with a low chance for precipitation.
What are Stratus Clouds?
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Responsible for the movement of air masses.
What is Earth's rotation?
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A September afternoon in NC with a barometric pressure of 25.00 inches and rising indicates this typ of weather condition.
What are fair skies?
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The unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean, brings extreme storms or dryness in the US
What is El Nino?
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A fast moving tube of air that flows from west to east high above the US, moves weather
What is a Jet Stream?
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Cool with clear skies.
What is a High Pressure System?
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Meteorologist best predict precipitation amounts over time by using........
What are technology and weather patterns?
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Summer storms in NC are caused by air masses moving from what ocean.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
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Low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water, the lower the air pressure the faster the winds blow
What is a hurricane?
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A system of wind that blow in a particular direction depending on where on the globe they are located, usually in a convection region.
What are Global Winds?
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Tall and dark clouds bring.....
What is Precipitation?
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Readings that decrease daily on a barometer indicate what about the upcoming weather.
What are clouds and precipitation?
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Winds that cause weather in North Carolina?
What are Prevailing Westerlies?
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A rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that extends down from a storm cloud with very low pressure and strong winds.
What is a tornado?
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Blow from east to west in the tropical climate zones
What are trade winds?
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Weather instrument used to determine if a storm is coming.
What is a barometer?
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Air masses with different temperatures meet.
What is a front?
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The effect of La Nina on North Carolina during the summer weather.
What is a decrease in rainfall?
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The unusual cooling of water in the Pacific Ocean with extreme storms or dryness in the US.
What is La Nina?
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Winds that blow from west to east in the temperate region.
What are Prevailing Westerlies?
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Wind in the Earth's atmosphere is caused by....
What is the uneven heating of Earth?
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Has the greatest effect on wind speed.
What is air pressure?
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Kind of weather associated with a low pressure system in North Carolina.
What is rainy and windy?
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