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20 Cards in this Set
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The prefix "nimbo" means? |
Rain |
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High feathery clouds are? |
Cirrus |
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White puffy clouds mean? |
Cumulus |
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A cloud that forms at or near the ground is? |
Fog |
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Just before a heavy rain what cloud forms? |
Thick and gray |
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What is an anemometer used for? |
It measures wind speed |
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What instrument is used to measure air pressure? |
Barometer |
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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? |
Decreasesz |
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What layer of the atmosphere absorbs UV rays? |
Ozone |
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Why would a dessert 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? |
Condensation |
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Water in a puddle changing to a gas is what part of the water cycle? |
Evaporation |
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A cold front producing thunderstorms results from? |
Cold air mass sliding under warm air mass |
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What kind weather usually occurs at the boundary of two unequal air mass? |
Rain |
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What forms from the condensation of water vapor? |
Clouds |
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Which weather instrument measures air pressure? |
Barometer |
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What tool is used to measure relative humidity? |
Sling psychrometer |
