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17 Cards in this Set
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Air Particles are far apart..
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Low Pressure-Less Air
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Air Particles closer together..
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High Pressure-More Air
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Weather Moves..
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West to East
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Instrument measures wind direction...
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Wind Vane
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Instrument measures air pressure...
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Barometer
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Instrument measures Wind Speed...
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Anemometer
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Instrument measures Temperature...
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Thermometer
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Instrument measures Precipiation...
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Rain Gauge
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Winds are named from ...
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where they come from
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What is a wind farm?
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areas with many wind mills or turbines
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What does a Wind Farm do?
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A wind farm generates electricity
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When warm, moist air rises and cools it makes....
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Clouds
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A ------ is used to indicate a cloud formed high in the ski.
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Nimbo-
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I am a machine powered by a wind turbine. What am I?
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Generator
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I was first used in the Middle Wast and was made of cloth sails attached to a tall structure. What am I?
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Windmill
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I am a system of 50 or more wind turbines working together. What am I?
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Windfarm
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I move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. What am I?
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Wind
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