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An increase in volume (or size) of an object, due to heating of that object
What is thermal expansion?
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This part of our solar system CAUSES WIND
What is the Sun?
100
Westerlies blow this direction
What is east?
100
Water located within the rocks below Earth's surface
What is groundwater?
100

This is the name of the current vice president of the United States

Who is Kamala Harris?

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Energy that is transferred between objects at different temperatures
What is heat?
200
These are winds that take place relatively close to Earth's surface and can travel thousands of kilometers
What are global winds?
200
Polar easterlies take place in these locations
What are the poles?
200
The name of the layer that protects life on Earth from the Sun's harmful rays
What is the ozone layer?
200
the sports franchises the Cardinals, Coyotes, Diamondbacks and Suns all play in what state?
What is Arizona?
300
The different rates at which materials become warmer or cooler
What is specific heat?
300
Winds that travel down a mountain into a valley are called
What is a mountain breeze?
300
Narrow belts of high speed winds that blow 1-16km above Earth's surface
What are Jet Streams?
300
This is a tropical low pressure system with wind speeds ranging 119km/h or higher
What is a hurricane?
300
O O O O'Reilly ________ _________
What are auto parts?
400
The transfer of energy as EM waves without direct contact
What is radiation?
400
Areas of latitude that have little or no wind and caused ships to stall
What are horse latitudes?
400
Wind is caused by differences is ________ __________
What is air pressure?
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When huge masses of ocean water are pushed up onto Earth's surface by a hurricane it is called this
What is a storm surge?
400
The movies Hitch and Mean girls were released, President George W. Bush was re-elected, the Red Sox won the world series. What year?
What is 2004?
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The transfer of energy that takes place when cold substances sink and warm substances rise
What is convection?
500
These are very calm areas around the equator
What are doldrums?
500
Why is there high air pressure at the poles and low air pressure at the equator?
Cold air causes high air pressure, warm air causes low air pressure
500
This disease could be developed if you don't use sun block?
What is skin cancer?
500
Who sings "Woah Come With Me Now"
Who are the Kongos?