Chapter 8 Flashcards
(28 cards)
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Meterology
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Evaporation
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Condensation Nucleus
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Frost Point
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Saturated
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Supercooled
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Freezing Nucleus
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Contrail
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Fog
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Mist
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Percipitation
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Hydrologic Cycle
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Rain
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Drizzle
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Blizzard
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Air Mass
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Source Region
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Air Mass weather
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3 major factors that determine the earth’s weather
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The process of going from a solid to a liquid
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The amount of water vapor in the air
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The process of going directly from a gas to a solid
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The most frequent type of cloud
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The type of cloud resembling “mare’s tails”
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The lens shaped cloud
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The process by which rain forms in very warm regions
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The type of air mass that forms over snow- and ice-covered portions of the Arctic
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