Weather Patterns Amplify Review

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What pushes air parcels up into the troposphere?

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Wind

Front

What is the movement of air in a particular direction?

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Wind

Front

What happens to an air parcel when it loses energy and cools?

Back

More rainfall can happen.

Front

What is the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth?

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Air pressure

Front

What is an amount of air that moves as a unit?

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Air parcel

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs?

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Troposphere

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What is the term for the water vapor in the air?

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Humidity

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

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Condensation

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

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Front

What is the phenomenon called when warm air rises and cool air sinks?

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Convection