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What are the three main types of clouds?
Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus
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Air pressure is measured by what instrument?
Barometer
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Which map shows cloud patterns and movement?
Satellite
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Sea and land breezes are caused by what?
Unequal heating
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Name the layers of theatmosphere from the earth up?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
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This cloud is high in elevation, and made of ice crystals.
Cirrus
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What instrument measures wind speed?
Anemometer
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Which map shows temperature?
Isotherm
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What can mountains block to affect the weather?
Air masses or fronts
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Water that is released from leaves of a plant?
Transpiration
300
This cloud can thicken over time, and precipitation will most likely follow.
Stratus
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What instrument measures wind direction?
Wind Vane
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Which map measures air pressure?
Isobar
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Global winds are caused by what?
Convection currents
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A high pressure system rotates which direction?
Counterclockwise
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This cloud signifies fair weather, and an approaching warm front.
Cirrus
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What instrument measures relative humidity?
Sling Psychrometer
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What are 4 things a radar map shows?
Storm intensity, Temperature, Wind speed, Storm location
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As latitude increase, temperature________________?
Decreases
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Trade winds blow which direction?
East to west.
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A dark bottomed cloud, with thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus
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What instrument can predict freezing precipitation?
Thermometer
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The strength of a hurricane can best be shown by which weather map?
Radar
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South Carolina is most directly affected by what wind?
Subtropical Jet Stream
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Percentage of Oxygen in the atmosphere?
21%