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13 Cards in this Set
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What is subsatellite point?
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The point directly below that satellite on earth.
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N.O.A..A ...?
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National oceanic atmospheric administration.
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What is a weather front?
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Transition zones between air masses That differ in temperature humidity etc.
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define weather
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The state of the atmosphere at a place at a given time.
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What is fog?
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A certain type of cloud that comes in contact with the ground.
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Cyclone?
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Areas of low pressure, where wind enters and the Coriolis affect bends the wind.
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Anti-cyclone?
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Areas of high pressure that exhibit circular isobars.
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Warm front movements-
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Warm fronts generally move from southwest to northeast and the air behind a warm front is warmer and more moist than the air ahead of it.
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What is climatology ?
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Study of the climate.
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
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Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place at a certain time, and climate is the average temperature and weather of that atmosphere over a long period of time.
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weather radar-
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tracks and locating areas of moisture or precipitation.
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air pressure-
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weight per unit area of a column of air that stretches upward from the earths surface.
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precipitation amount-
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amount of melted snowfall or rainfall over a 24-hour period.
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