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11 Cards in this Set
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Weather
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The condition of the atmosphere at a SPECIFIC place and time
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Climate
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The overall weather of a particular place
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Heat Capacity
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The amount of heat it takes an object to raise its temperature.
High heat capacity-- object requires a lot of heat in order to raise it's temperature Low heat capacity-- object does not require a lot of hear in order to raise it's temperature |
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Radiation
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The movement of heat through the air or a vacuum without touching.
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Convection
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The movement of heat through the fluids or air in a circular motion.
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Conduction
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The movement of heat through touching
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Heat
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Thermal energy in MOTION
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Cold Front
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Fast moving cold air mass running into a slow moving warm air mass.
Weather forecast- heavy rains and thunderstorms |
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Warm Front
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Fast moving warm air mass running into a slow moving cold air mass.
Weather forecast- rain showers |
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Stationary Front
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Warm air mass meets a cold air mass, but neither of them are strong enough to pouch the other one out of the way.
Weather forecast- rain and clouds |
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Occluded Front
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A warm air mass is caught between 2 cold air masses. The cold air masses keep the war air mass up.
Weather forecast-- rain |
