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Global Weather
Weather
Water Cycle
Thermal Energy
Natural Disasters
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A boundary between two air masses of different temperatures.
What is a front?
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The daily conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, clouds in an area is called this.
What is weather?
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This drives the water cycle.
What is the sun?
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Energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.
What is heat?
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an electric discharge that takes place in clouds or between a cloud and the ground.
What is lightning?
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The directional pattern that weather patterns move. a. west to east b. east to west c. north to south d. south to north
What is west to east?
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The place average, long term conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind and clouds in a area.
What is climate?
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Water moves from the liquid state to the gaseous state.
What is evaporation?
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The transfer of energy from the sun's rays, electromagnetic waves and flames.
What is radiation?
200
Thunderstorms produce these and they can blow 50 - 160 km/h.
what are intense winds?
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The type of weather associated with a High Pressure system.
What is nice weather (sunny and fair)?
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The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
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When water goes from a solid directly to a gas, skipping the liquid state.
What is sublimation?
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The transfer of energy due to the movement of matter (air or water)?
What is convection?
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a storm with a violent wind, cyclone shape that starts in the warm waters and crosses the Caribbean.
What is a hurricane?
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This front moves the fastest.
What is a cold front?
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Wind is measured using these. (Name 2)
What is anemometer, wind vane or wind sock?
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When water droplets come together to form clouds because there has been a decrease in temperature.
What is condensation?
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Desert sand feel hot because of this.
What is conduction?
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a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
What is an tornado?
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The four things that cause the weather: a. wind, temperature, clothing, and pressure. b. wind, temperature, pressure, humidity c. wind, temperature, climate, rain d. wind, temperature, pressure, climate
What is b (wind, temperature, pressure, and humidity)?
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Wind moves from areas of __________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.
What is higher and lower?
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The part of the water cycle when clouds become too full and rain, snow, sleet or hail are released.
What is precipitation?
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The more thermal energy something has, the ________ the molecules move.
What is faster?
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a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.
What is a sinkhole?