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36 Cards in this Set
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what are the three main types of clouds?
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cumulus, stratus, cirrus
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________ and ________ have the shortest wavelengths
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blue and violet
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what are 5 types of percipitation??
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rain, sleet, freezing rain, hail, and snow
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Celcius boiling point__
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100
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clous made of ice crystals are
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cirrus
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whats heat
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energy transfered from a hotter object to a cooler one.
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clouds close to earths surface are called what?
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fog
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whats hail??
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round pellets of ice
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whats electromagnetic waves??
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waves that travel through space
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__________ and __________ have the logest wave lengths
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red and orange
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whats the difference between a wet bulb and a dry bulb thermometer?
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wet has a moist cloth over the bottom dry isn't covered with anything.
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whats snow??
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water vapor that turns into snow flakes
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whats radiation??
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transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
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whats freezing rain??
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rain that doesn't freeze until it reaches the ground.
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What do meteorologists use to measure percipitation??
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Rain gauge
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what is rain?
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water that falls from stratus clouds
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whats humidity
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the amount of water vapor
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farenhieght boiling point__
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212
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the clouds that indicate storms are
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cirrocumulus
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energy from the sun travels through _____________ waves
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electromagnetic
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the fluffy clouds are?
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cumulus
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whats conduction
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the direct transfer of heat
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whats realitive humidity measured with?
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a psycrometer
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10cms of snow equals ____cms of rain
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1
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what light makes up the most of eaths atmosphere??
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visible light
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Celcius freezing piont__
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0
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whats thermal energy?
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energy in motion
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What does ROY.G.BIV mean
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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
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Farenhieght freezing point__
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32
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whats radiation
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the direct transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
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clouds that produce drizzle rain or snow are called
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nimbostratus
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clouds that produce drizzle are?
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stratus.
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what are clouds classified by?
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altittude
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clouds that produce thunderstorms are?
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cumulonimbus
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whats convection
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the transfer of heat through the movement of fluid
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whats sleet??
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rain that falls and freezes into solid particles of ice
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