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10 Cards in this Set
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WHAT DIRECTION DO WINDS GENERALLY BLOW OVER NORTH AMERICA AND WHY?
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WEST TO EAST, DUE TO A HUGE CONVECTION CURRENT OVER THE CONTINENT AND ROTATION OF THE EARTH.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO AIR PRESSURE AS YOU MOVE FROM TROPOSHERE TO STRATOSPHERE?
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AIR PRESSURE DECREASES
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WHERE DO HURRICANES GET THEIR ENERGY?
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FROM WARM OCEAN WATERS
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WHEN DO CONVECTION CURRENTS FORM?
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WHEN AIR TEMPERATURES ARE DIFFERENT.
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WHAT CAUSES PRECIPITATION AT FRONTS?
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RISING WARM AIR
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WHAT DOES THE "H" ON A WEATHER MAP REPRESENT?
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AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
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WHAT 2 CURRENTS AFFECT WEATHER IN EUROPE AND HOW?
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GULF STREAM AND NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT CAUSE THE TEMPERATURES TO BE WARMER THAN THEY OTHERWISE WOULD BE
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WHAT IS USEFUL FOR A FORECASTER TO DETERMINE THE CLIMATE OF AN AREA?
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FINDING THE AVERAGE YEARLY PRECIPITATION
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WHAT DOES A SEVERE STORM WARNING MEAN?
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SEVERE STORMS HAVE ALREADY FORMED.
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DESCRIBE THE WINDS OF A TORNADO.
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COLUMN OF WIND LIFTED UP ON ONE END BY UPWARD WINDS AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE OTHER END BY DOWNWARD WINDS.
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