Weather & Soil Flashcard

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What is Air Temperature?

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Air Temperature is how warm or cool the air is.

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What is an Earthquake?

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An earthquake is the shaking of the ground.

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What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation is water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What does it mean to Erupt?

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To erupt means to explode suddenly.

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What is a Landslide?

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A landslide is when a large amount of rock and soil move quickly downhill.

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What is Weather?

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Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time, including temperature, precipitation, and wind.

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What causes Rain?

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Rain is caused by precipitation when water vapor in the air cools and condenses into droplets.

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What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation that falls as ice crystals when the temperature is below freezing.

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What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation that consists of small ice pellets.

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What is Hail?

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Hail is a type of precipitation that falls as balls or irregular lumps of ice.