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25 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS CAUSED WHEN 2 AIR MASSES OF DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES COME TOGETHER?
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A CONVECTION CURRENT
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WHAT 3 THINGS MAKE UP THE CLIMATE OF AN AREA?
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PRECIPITATION, AVERAGE TEMP, TEMP CHANGES
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AN EXAMPLE OF A FRONT
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WHEN A LINE OF CLOUDS MOVE ACROSS THE SKY
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T/F...AIR PRESSURE INCREASES AS YOU GET FARTHER AWAY FROM THE GROUND
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FALSE
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T/F...THERE ARE 5 LAYERS IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
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TRUE
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T/F...CONVECTION CURRENTS CAN CAUSE PATTERNS OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION.
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TRUE
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T/F...JET STREAMS ARE SLOW WINDS THAT ARE FOUND NEAR EARTH'S SURFACE.
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FALSE
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T/F...THE AIR THAT FORMS AN AIR MASS HAS DIFFERENT PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT IT.
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FALSE
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T/F...AIR MASSES HELP TO DETERMINE THE WEATHER IN AN AREA.
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FALSE
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T/F...FRONTS OCCUR WITHIN AN AIR MASS.
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FALSE
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T/F...WARM FRONTS CARRY WARM AIR.
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TRUE
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T/F...TYPICALLY, AIR CURRENTS ARE DOWNWARD DURING THE FINAL STAGE IN A THUNDERSTORM.
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TRUE
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T/F...WHEN A SPINNING COLUMN OF AIR TOUCHES THE GROUND, IT IS CALLED A TORNADO.
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TRUE
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T/F...TORNADOES ARE ALWAYS MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN HURRICANES.
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FALSE
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T/F...A BAROMETER USES SPINNING CUPS TO MEASURE WIND SPEED.
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FALSE
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T/F...HYGROMETERS ARE USED TO FIND OUT THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR.
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TRUE
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T/F...FORECASTERS LOOK FOR PATTERNS OF WEATHER CHANGE TO PREDICT FUTURE WEATHER.
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TRUE
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T/F...FRONTS OCCUR IN AREAS OF HIGH PRESSURE.
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FALSE
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T/F...USUALLY CLIMATES CHANGE FASTER THAN DAILY WEATHER PATTERNS.
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FALSE
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T/F...OCEAN TEMP COOL DOWN AND HEAT UP FASTER THAN AIR TEMP.
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FALSE
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T/F...NORTH AMERICA'S CLIMATE WAS WETTER AND COLDER IN THE 1600s THAN IT IS NOW.
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TRUE
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T/F...FOSSILS HELP SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGES LONG AGO.
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TRUE
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WHEN ARE CLOUDS MOST LIKELY TO FORM?
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IN RISING AIR
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WHAT CAUSES AIR CURRENTS?
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UNEVEN HEATING OF EARTH'S SURFACE
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WHAT TYPE OF AIR MASS COMES FROM POLAR OCEAN AREAS?
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COLD AND MOIST
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