What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
An observation is using one of your five senses to interact with the surroundings.
An inference is a guess based on observations.
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What does Latitude separate?
Latitude is the distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
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Describe what conduction is and give one example of conduction.
Energy passed from one substance to the next by touching.
100
What is the most important gas for understanding atmospheric processes?
Water Vapor
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What type of pressure is associated with a hurricane and what happens in the eye of a hurricane?
A hurricane is a low pressure system and the eye experiences calm weather.
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How is science different from pseudoscience?
Pseudoscience is fake science while science is based on a collection of learned information.
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What does longitude separate?
Longitude is the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
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Describe what convection is and give one example of convection.
Convection is the flow of energy due to density differences.
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What two temperatures need to be equal in order for rain to occur?
The air temperature and the dew point temperature.
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Describe the temperature, moisture, and name of an air mass that forms over the middle of Mexico and then moves into the United States
Temperature --> Warm
Moisture --> Dry
Name --> Continental Tropical
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Name one of the three functions of the leaf.
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Food Storage
300
How do you know what way a river flows from a topographic map?
Rivers flow opposite the “v” of the contour lines.
300
Describe what radiation is and give one example of radiation.
The transfer of energy through air by electromagnetic waves.
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Which process requires more energy to happen, evaporation or melting?
Evaporation
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What is a station model?
A circle with various symbols that indicate a site’s weather variables for a specific time of day.
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Name 3 of the 5 steps in the scientific method.
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State a Hypothesis
Conduct an Experiment
Analyze the Results
Make a Conclusion
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What does a depression contour look like?
A depression contour looks like a hill but it has marks on the inside.
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In what direction does heat transfer?
Heat transfers from the source (areas of high) to the sink (areas of low).
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How does temperature of air influence its ability to hold water?
The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor it can hold.
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What happens in a stationary front and where does the rain occur?
The warm and cold air collide and neither has the force to move the other.
The rain occurs right at the front boundary.
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Why do trees only show their “real” colors in the fall?
As night length increases in the autumn, chlorophyll production slows down and then stops.
Eventually, all the chlorophyll is destroyed and the leaves "real" colors show.
500
How many time zones are located throughout the world and why do they exist?
There are 24 time zones worldwide because different parts of the Earth experience daylight as the day progresses.
500
What is absolute zero?
It is the lowest temperature possible and represents the point of absolutely no motion in the molecules of an item.
500
Winds will always blow from...
Areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
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What two conditions are required to form a cloud?
Clouds form when air is saturated and a condensation surface is available.