Weather Factors

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What causes winds?

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air pressure

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Which environment will probably have the lowest relative humidity? Options: swamp, desert, rain forest

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desert

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What happens to water vapor in the air when temperature decreases below the dew point?

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condenses

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Wind speed may be measured with ---

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anemometer

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The actual amount of water vapor in the air is called

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humidity

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What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere? Options: troposphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, greenhouse gases

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ozone layer

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

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convection

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The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by: convection, insulation, radiation, conduction

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conduction

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____________ is any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

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precipitation

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An open-ended tube that collects rain is called a rain gauge.

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True