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Weather
Weather 2
Precipitation
Storms
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What's insolation?
Energy that reaches the earth.
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Whats air pressure?
Weight of air above.
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_______ clouds are individual puffy clouds.
Cummulus.
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Whats a thunderstorm?
A rainstorm.
100
Whats a storm surge.
Water in the ocean.
200
Whats barometer?
Measures atmospheric pressure.
200
Whats humidity?
Amount of water vapor in air.
200
____ clouds form in blanketlike layers.
Stratus
200
Whats lightning?
The spark.
200
Whats a cyclone?
A circular pattern.
300
Whats global wind?
It blows steadily.
300
What is air?
Mixture of gases.
300
____ clouds are wispy with fuzzy edges.
Cirrus.
300
Whats a blizzard.
A snow storm.
300
Whats climate?
Average of weather.
400
Whats troposphere?
Gases close to the Earth's surface.
400
Air pressure also depends on________.
Temperature.
400
Whats air mass.
Large region of air.
400
Whats tornado?
A rotating funnel shaped cloud.
400
Whats a current?
Constant movement.
500
Whats weather?
Condition of troposphere.
500
A weather ____ is an instrument.
Vane
500
Whats front?
Between air masses.
500
Whats a hurricane?
A topical storm.
500
Whats a rain shadow?
Leeward side of a mountain.