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32 Cards in this Set
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Cold Front |
Symbol: cold, heavy rain, possible ______________________, windy Weather: _____________ and dry |
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Warm Front |
Symbol: warm, light ________________________, over a few days Weather: warm and ______________ |
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High Pressure System |
Symbol: Weather type: water in air ___________________ before it can ___________________ to form clouds. Wind: ____________________ outward and down |
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Low Pressure System |
Symbol: Weather type: water in air __________________ and forms __________________. Wind: ____________________________ inward and up |
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El Nino |
-Typically occurs in _________________________ -Most affects the ______________ _______________ -More ______________________ than usual. -Wind blows from _____________ to land. |
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Conduction |
Heat is _________________ when molecules touch. Ex.) ___________________ heating _____________ above it. |
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Radiation |
Energy _________________________ through ________ by electromagnetic waves. Ex.) Sun or ____________ |
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Convection |
Heat ____________ transferred through air or ____________ by ____________________ difference. Ex.) Attic is ________________ than basement. |
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Coriolis Effect |
Causes _____________ to _____________ to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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Radiation |
It can be __________________ or __________________ by clouds or other things in the atmosphere or it can be absorbed or reflected by Earth's ____________. |
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Movement of Wind |
Wind moves from areas of _____________ pressure to ___________ pressure. |
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Summer |
Earth is tilted _____________ the sun. Earth receives ______________ radiation, resulting in _______________ temperatures and more daylight. |
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Winter |
Earth is tilted ____________ from the sun. Earth receives ______________ radiation, resulting in ____________ temperatures and few hours of _____________________. |
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Equator |
Area of Earth that receives equal amounts of sunlight. |
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Surface Ocean Currents |
_______________ and _____________ driven. |
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Cold Water |
The __________________ the water the ____________ the ___________________. |
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Salt Water |
The ___________________ the water, the ________________ the density. |
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Float or Sink |
Anything that is _______________ dense than fresh water will _____________ when in fresh water. Anything that is _______________ than fresh water will ___________ when placed in fresh water. |
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Winds and Ocean Currents |
Wind and ocean currents _______________ heat energy worldwide by moving heat energy from the ______________ and ___________________. |
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Tornadoes |
Occur most often during _________________ Form on ____________ Lasts for ________________________ |
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Hurricanes |
Occur from ___________________ to ____________ Form over ___________________ Lasts for ___________________________ |
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Tornado and hurricane winds |
Wind within tornadoes and hurricanes rotate ________________________________ in the northern hemisphere. |
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Climate |
Being near ____________ bodies of water affect climate because ____________ keeps places warmer in the _________________ and ____________ in the summer. |
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Order of Water Cycle |
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, groundwater, runoff |
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Evaporation |
__________________ is heated by the __________ and turns into _____________. |
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Condensation |
_________ cools in the upper ____________________ and turns back to ______________; cloud formation |
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Precipitation |
______________ becomes ___________________ and release the _________________ as rain, sleet, or __________. |
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Groundwater |
water that _____________ into the ground after ______________________ |
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Run-off |
________________________ that neither soaks into the ground or is ____________________ right away-it "runs" down Earth's surface until it reaches a larger ____________ of water. |
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Latitude |
The ______________ the latitude the warmer the ________________________. The ________________ the latitude the ___________ the temperature. |
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Angle of radiation and temperature |
________________ radiation = higher _______________ Indirect _______________ = ______________ temperatures |
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Elevation |
_______________ elevation the ________________ the temperature. |