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20 Cards in this Set
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The pre fix "nimbo" means |
Rain |
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High feathery clouds are... |
Curris |
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White puffy clouds are... |
Culmus |
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A clouds that forms at or near the ground is... |
Fog |
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Just before a heavy rain what clouds will be seen ... |
Thick and gray |
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What is an anemometer used for |
Wind speed |
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What instrument is used to measure air pressure |
Bramometer |
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In what layer of the atmosphere does weather occur |
Troposphere |
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In what layer of the atmosphere would a jet pilot fly to avoid a thunderstorm |
Stratosphere |
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As you rise in the sky air pressure does what |
It decrease |
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What layer of the atmosphere absorbs uv rays |
The ozone (stratosphere) |
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Why would a desert town not observe early morning fog |
No water vapor |
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Rain snow sleet are forms of |
Precipitation |
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What process in the water cycle causes dew |
Condesation |
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Water in a puddle changes to a gas is what part of the water cycle |
Evaporation |
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A cold front producing thunderstorms results from |
A cold air mass collides under a warm air mass |
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What kind of weather usually occurs at the boundary of two unequal air masses |
Rain |
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What forms from the condensation of water vapor |
Clouds |
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Which weather instrument measures air |
Bramometer |
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what tool is used to measures relative humidy |
Sling Pshycrometer |
