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24 Cards in this Set
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3%
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Percentage of Freshwater on Earth
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In Icecaps
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Most of Earth's freshwater is located where
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Wetland
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Area of land covered with water all or part of the year
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Watershed
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Land area that provides water to a river system
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Winds
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Unequal heating and cooling of land and water causes...
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Sewage
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Household waste water and the waste in it is called
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Warm Front
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Type of front that makes temperatures rise
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Continental
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Air mass formed over a dry climate
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Meter
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SI unit for length
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Isotherm
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Line that joins equal temperatures on a weather map
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Isobar
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Line that joins equal pressure on a weather map
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Transportation
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Long ago large cities used water for...
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Oceans
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Maritime (humid) air masses form over what?
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frequency
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number of waves that pass a certain point in a period of time
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anemometer
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measures wind speed
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Humidity and temperature
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Air masses are classified by these two characteristics
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0 degrees Celsius
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Freezing point of water
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Reservoir
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A lake that stores water for human use
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meteorologist
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person who studies the weather
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Ozone
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Layer in the atmosphere that absorbs UV rays
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Greenhouse effect
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Condition in which a layer of warm air prevents polluted air from escaping
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Photochemical Smog
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Thick Brownish Haze
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Filtration
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First step in treating sewage water
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Erosion
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The movement of rock and soil
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