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Odds and Ends
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"What will happen and why?" is the __ of the experiment. fig 7
problem
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Which figure represents strong winds from the northwest under cloudy skies?
fig 1b
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If you were to drive under weather for symbol 5 what would the weather be like?
steady drizzle or rain
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Why is city A fig 3 colder?
The cold front has passed it and it is in cold air. Cold air has not reached city B yet.
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Wind is produced by the ___ heating of Earth's hemispheres.
uneven
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What is a possible hypothesis for the experiment? fig 7
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What is a wall of water that builds up over the ocean and is released by a hurricane?
a storm surge
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Which direction is the warm front traveling?
southeast
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Which city in fig 4 is warmer and why?
City B is warmer because the warm front has passed by city B but not city A.
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What device in this room does the following energy transformation? electricity --> mechanical energy
classroom clock
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What part of the water cycle is represented by water that forms droplets on the cool plastic? fig 7
condensation
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What type weather does fig 1a show?
mostly cloudy skies from the west at a speed of 65 knots
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Which city will be warmer in fig 3?
A
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What happens to air in the Northern Hemisphere when it is heated by the Sun?
As it warm it rises in a counterclockwise vortex. At the same time evaporation occurs and it hold masses of water.
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What is the energy transformation for a electric iron?
electricity --> thermal energy
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The steps of the experiment are also called the: fig 7
procedures
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Which symbol shows a warm front
fig 4
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What does fig 6 represent?
cold front, possibly with a low pressure system traveling to the southeast
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On the graph on p.215 what likely occurred at 2PM?
some precititation
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A storm is 540 km away and traveling toward Memphis at 60 km/hr. How long will it be before the storm hits Memphis?
9 hours
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What part of the experiment is most important to study in order to verify results and replicate the experiment? fig 7
procedures
500
Describe what a strationary front looks like?
alternate cold and warm front symbols on different sides
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In which direction was the cold front traveling that formed the stationary front for fig 5?
southwest
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On the graph on p.215, during which hours did the most evaporation likely occur?
between 10AM and 2PM
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What are the three types of potential energy?
gravitational, elastic and chemical