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22 Cards in this Set
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Cold front |
A cold air mass that fills in where a warm air mass was |
Cold=blue |
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Warm front |
Warm air mass that collides with a slower moving cooler air mass |
Warm = blue |
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Staionary front |
Occurs when a cold font and a warm front meet and neither mass is strong enough to push each one out of the way |
Strength |
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Occuled front |
Occurs when a warm front is cut off from the ground by 2 fronts |
Cut |
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Air mass |
Large body of air that has similar temperatures, humidity, and air pressure |
Types of air |
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Location of air mass |
From over large bodies of land and water |
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Temperature of air mass |
Depends on the temperature over which the mass forms-range is from extreme cold to very warm |
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How air masses are named |
According to temperature and smount of moisture |
Wet |
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Conduction |
The transfer of heat from one object to another through direct contact |
D= direct |
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Convection |
The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) through the movement of the fluid itself |
Types of fluids |
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Radiation |
The transfer of energy of heat with or without particles in the form of electromagnetic waves (no direct contact with th e source) |
Rad cool |
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Evaporation |
Process of liquid water changing into water vapor (gas) |
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Condensation |
Process of water vapor (gas) changing into a liquid |
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Precipitation |
Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earths surface |
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Groundwater |
Water that is beneath the earths surface |
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Snow, sleet, rain |
Examples of precipitation |
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Runoff |
Liquid precipitation that is not absorbed into the ground |
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Transpiration |
Evaporation of water vapor from plants |
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How to calculate percent of oxygen |
Density= mass÷volume |
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Nitrogen |
78% |
Percentage amout |
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Oxygen |
21% |
Percentage amount |
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Trace gasses |
1% |
Percentage amount |
