Weather and Climate

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Climate is ______.

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pattern of weather in a place over many years.

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The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall

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weather

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The location where warm air mass is replacing a cooler air mass

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warm front

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The location where cold air mass is replacing a warm air mass

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cold front

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What affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat)? Options: altitude, latitude, sunlight, atmosphere

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latitude

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The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _. Options: thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere

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troposphere

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What type of storm can produce tornadoes?

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Supercell

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Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

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high pressure

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Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

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water

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Which location probably has the greatest annual rainfall? Options: A, F, C, D

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D

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