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13 Cards in this Set
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Draw a picture of the symbol used on a weather map to show a cold air mass moving in the direction the triangles point.
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Picture
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Draw a picture of the Water Cycle.
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Picture
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Low, layered gray clouds that produce drizzle are ____________ clouds.
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stratus
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If air containing moisture is cooled, the temperature at which the air is saturated and condensation forms is known as the _______________
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Dewpoint
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High, white, feathery clouds usually associated with fair weather are _____________ clouds.
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cirrus
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Thick, puffy clouds are called ______________ clouds.
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cumulus
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Hurricanes form over ______________.
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tropical oceans
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The instrument that measures wind speed is called a ___________.
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anameter
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What is used to measure air pressure?
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Barometer
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What is the measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount that it can hold at a specific temperature?
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Relative humidity
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What does a light-year measure?
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Time
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What does the label L indicate on a weather map?
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low pressure
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In North America, most weather moves in which direction?
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From West to East
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