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Weather Factors
Weather Patterns
Storms
Predicting the Weather
Natural Disasters
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Uneven heating of the atmosphere leads to differences in this ______, which causes wind.
Air Pressure
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Any form of water that falls from clouds are called ________.
precipitation
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Weather _________ in the exosphere carry cameras that are used to photograph Earth's surface, clouds, and storms.
satellites
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The low air pressure of _________ is often associated with storms and precipitation.
cyclones
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Winds in a cyclone spin ____________.
counter-clockwise
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This process happens when water vapor enters the atmosphere.
evaporation
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Clouds form when water vapor in air becomes liquid water in the process called ____________.
condensation
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Tornadoes form in the same type of _____ as thunderstorms.
cloud
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On a weather map, ______ join places that have the same air pressure.
isobars
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A _________, which is a rush of ocean or lake water onto shore, is the greatest threat to life and property during a hurricane.
storm surge
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Air has pressure because, air has _______.
mass
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Cold, dry air masses that blow into the United States from central Canada are called ________ ________ air masses.
continental polar
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_________ typically form over warm ocean water.
hurricanes
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A _____ front is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.
cold
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During a tornado, the _________ is the safest place to be.
basement
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As you rise upwards in the atmosphere, air pressure _________.
decreases
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This type of air mass formed over northern Mexico would most likely bring hot and dry air to the southwestern United States.
continental tropical
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Hurricane strength is measured using this scale...
Saffir-Simpson Scale
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Weather forecasts are not always accurate due to this phenomena...
Butterfly Effect
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All areas of Florida are at risk of damage from hurricane _____.
winds
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As air pressure increases, the column of mercury in a barometer _________.
rises
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When the sea cools faster than the land and a breeze develops that blows from sea to land, we call this a ______ ______.
sea breeze
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In an invisible tornado, the only thing you can see is the ______ ______.
debris cloud
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The temperature at which condensation occurs is called the ___________.
dew point
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A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the next _____ hours.
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