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Identify these weather symbols.
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Cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front
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Horizontal movement of the water is ?
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current
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What is the term for the direction toward which the current flows?
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set
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What is the term for the speed or velocity of the current?
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drift
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Movement of water toward shore or upstream of a current
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flood
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Movement of water away from shore or downstream of a current?
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ebb
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What is the term for the type of tides that occur when the moon and sun oppose each other?
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neap tide
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Current is at a period of little or no movement?
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slack water
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What measures air pressure?
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barometer
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* Winds flow clockwise around a ______ pressure center in the northern hemisphere, while in the southern hemisphere, winds flow counterclockwise.
* "Fair weather" because sinking air in the vicinity of a ______ pressure center suppresses the upward motions needed to support the development of clouds and precipitation. |
High pressure
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* winds flow counterclockwise around a ____ in the northern hemisphere. The opposite is true in the southern hemisphere, where winds flow clockwise.
* "cloudy weather" because rising motion in the vicinity of a _____ pressure center favors the development of clouds and precipitation |
low pressure
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Maps that show pressure adjusted to sea level are called isobaric maps. The isobars connect points of equal pressure. Where the isobars are close together the wind is stronger.
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isobars
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