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Earth science weather and climate

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    Weather and climate
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  • What biome is lowest in temperature and precipitation, with no vegetation.
    Tundra
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  • What biome is shown in this picture?
    Steppe
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  • What are (2) factors that can affect weather locally?
    Cities, latitude, mountains, lakes, volcanoes
  •  15
  • What is the weather instrument shown in this picture?
    Anemometer
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  • What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
    Barometer
  •  15
  • What is the image below?
    RADAR image
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  • What is this weather instrument called?
    Wind vane
  •  10
  • Tell me one thing about the weather using this station model symbol.
    Answers will vary
  •  15
  • What type of extreme weather is shown below?
    Hurricane
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  • Tell me one thing about the weather using this station model symbol.
    Answers will vary
  •  15
  • What is the difference between weather and climate?
    Weather = short term, climate = long term
  •  15
  • Air masses move from ___ to ___ pressure
    High to low
  •  15
  • Air masses that are dry and cold would form over:
    Land... poles...
  •  15
  • What type of front involves two cold air masses squeezing and pushing up a warm air mass?
    Occluded
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  • What type of front is shown in the picture found below?
    Stationary
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  • Midlatitude cyclones are (high/low) pressure, spin (clockwise/counterclockwise), and produce (thunderstorms, hurricanes, no precipitation)
    Low, counterclockwise, thunderstorms
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