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Storms
Atmosphere
Fronts and Air Masses
Heat Transfer
Winds
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Flashes of light and sound that accompany thunderstorms.
What are thunder and lightening.
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The most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen?
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The type of front that causes a thunderstorm.
What is a cold front?
100
Heat transferred by radiation we can see.
What is visible light?
100
The instrument used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
200
This storm produces high winds, cold temperatures, and snow.
What is a winter storm?
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The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
What is the thermosphere?
200
A warm humid air mass.
What is maritime tropical?
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Type of heat transfer that includes ultraviolet light and infrared light.
What is radiation?
200
A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake.
What is an ocean breeze?
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Is usually preceded by hail.
What is a tornado?
300
This ozone layer is located in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the stratosphere?
300
Warm dry airmass.
What is continental tropical?
300
A measure of heat in the atmosphere.
What is temperature?
300
Caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area.
What are local winds?
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Becomes less active once it hits landfall.
What is a hurricane?
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The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth.
What is the troposphere?
400
The type of front that causes blizzards.
What is an occluded front?
400
Push up on the wings of hawks or eagles to help them soar without flapping their wings.
What are convection currents?
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Occur from unequal heating of the Earth over large areas.
What are Global Winds?
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The type of storm created when a continental polar airmass overtakes a maritime tropical airmass.
What is a thunderstorm?
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The outermost layer of the thermosphere.
What is exosphere?
500
Warm air trapped by two cold air masses that converge.
What is a stationary front?
500
The transfer of heat by direct contact.
What is conduction?
500
These types of winds blow hurricanes NorthEast.
What are the easterly trade winds?