Unit Review Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling OpenSciEd

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Atmospheric conditions like temperature, air pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover over a short time

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Weather

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Long-term average weather conditions of a place

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Climate

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Prevailing winds are the winds that blow predominantly from

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the same general direction

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What direction does air move in the Northern Hemisphere (US, Europe, Asia) and in the Southern Hemisphere?

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west to east

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Air near the equator moves in which direction, opposite to the air north and south of the equator?

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east to west

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The air that comes up from the south (Gulf of Mexico) is

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warm air

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The air that comes down from the North is

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cold air

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Places with a lot of precipitation are likely locations where

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warm and cold air masses interact or collide.

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Predictable wind patterns bringing ___ are one way for us to predict a location's long-term precipitation pattern.

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cold or warm air

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The ocean is ___ near the equator and ___ near the poles.

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warmer, cooler