Understanding Weather And A Family Of Planets Flashcards by Meg V

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Liquid to vapor

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Evaporation

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Ammount of water vapor in the air

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Humidity

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Air moves apart and sinks, area of high pressure

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Anticyclone

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Temp where air must cool to be saturated

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Dew point

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Water vapor to liquid

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Condensation

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Area of low pressure where air meets and rise

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Cyclone

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2 air masses meet

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Front

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Stationary front weather

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Cloudy wet

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What is statement of tornados

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75 percent occur in US

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Storm surge

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Hurricane

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Altocumulus

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Puffy midl level

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Isobars

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Show high and low pressure

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Lightning is between a positive charge and

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Negative charge

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Meteorologists track cyclone cause

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They help predict stormy or clear weather

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What is true bout hail

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It is sent up in the clouds

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Tracks precip

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Radar

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2 thermometers

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Psychrometer

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Measures air temp

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Thermometer

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Measures wind speed a

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Anemometer

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Measure air pressure

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Barometer

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Why are the inner planets called terrestrial planets

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They resemble earth

Q

Unit for measuring distinct in solar system

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Astronomical unit

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Why do active planets have fewer impacts

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Geological activity

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Gas giants differ from terrestrial planets

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There atmospheres are massive

Theory of moon orgin

When a large body struck earth

Evidence that mars has liquid waters

Dry river beds

Spectacular rings

Saturn

Smallest

Pluto

88 earth day year

Mercury

Inner planet with retrograde rotation

Venus

Why do we have the same side of the moon

Period of rotation equals it's per of revolution

Importance of smaller bodies

Help us Learn the history

Why don't solar and lunar eclipse occur each month

The moons distance from earth changes