Weather Review

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What type of air is more dense and tends to sink?

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Cold air is more dense and tends to sink.

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True or False: The Jet stream is an air current high in the atmosphere.

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True

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What is a violent whirling wind with a funnel shaped cloud called?

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Tornado

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What best describes El Niño?

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The water in the Pacific Ocean is WARMER than normal.

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What is the half of the Earth that is north of the equator called?

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Northern Hemisphere.

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What type of air is less dense and tends to rise?

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Warm air is less dense and tends to rise.

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What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

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Front.

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What phenomenon causes the seasons to change?

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The tilt of the Earth's axis.

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What is the term for a large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity?

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Air mass.

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What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

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Condensation.