Weather and Climate

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South Carolina getting 5 inches of snow on 1/3/18 was a __________________ event.

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Weather

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What can change entire ecosystems and create extinctions in species? (Options: Climate, Weather)

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Climate

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The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be? Options: maritime, continental, tropical, polar

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maritime

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A tropical climate in the US would be?

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Florida

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A polar climate in the US? (Options: Virginia, New York, Maine, Alaska)

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Alaska

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The temperature of a tropical climate is?

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consistently warm

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A polar climate is?

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consistently cool

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Climates are classified according to which two major factors? Options: elevation & precipitation, latitude & temperature, elevation & latitude, precipitation & temperature

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precipitation & temperature

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a boundary between two air masses

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front

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a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather

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warm front