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Abeka Science Earth and Space chapter 8 test
water vapor cannot torn to liquid without this
the study of weather
Abeka Science Earth and Space chapter 8 test
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the study of weather
atmospherology
meteorology
weatherology
mosoology
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water vapor cannot torn to liquid without this
condensation nuclei
freezing nuclei
nuclei
water nuclei
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a low that forms along a front
frontal cyclone
low front
reverse cyclone
warm front
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this air mass brings very cold and dry weather
maritime arctic
arctic
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fog found around mountain slopes
mountain fog
steam fog
winter fog
upslope fog
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falling drops of liquid
raindrops
rain
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process from liquid to gas
condensation
melting
freezing
evaporation
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rain that freezes bore hitting the ground
freezing rain
sleet
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a phenomenon that causes an air mass to stay still
air mass weather
stationary air process
bergeron process
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a large body of air with relatively uniform properties
cold front
air region
air mass
warm front
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the amount of water vapor in the air
saturation point
air mass
humidity
air vapor
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most frequent cloud
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus
stratocumulus
altostratus
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type of drought when there is not enough rain for crops
agronomic
agricultral
economic
crop
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considered a mid-level cloud
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
cirrocumulus
nimbus
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this front forms when a warm air mass moves into a cold region
cold front
warm front
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water vapor that touches the ground and freezes
sleet
freezing reain
dew
frost
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relative humidity rises when air temp. rises
False
True
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white, billowy clouds that resemble cotton puffs
cumulus
nimbus
stratus
cirrus
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based on water's effect on people
economic
normal
socioeconomic
social
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movement of water from the ground, to the air, and back to the ground
water movement
water cycle
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made of snow crystals that fall to the ground
snom
snowflakes
dendrites
snow
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brown haze caused by cars and factories
photochemical fog
polluted smog
brown fog
smog
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considered a high-level cloud
altostratus
cirrus
cirrostratus
contrail
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almond-shaped cloud
who even knows?
lenticular
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water vapor that touches the ground and turns into liquid
dew
rain
tropical rain
raindrop
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this front forms when two air masses push, but don't move
still front
frozen front
cold front
stationary front
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snowflakes with with feathery star-shaped branches
dendrites
frosted flakes
flakes
starflakes
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ratio comparing humidity to saturated air
approximate humidity
relative humidity
actual humidity
humidity
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going from solid to liquid
freezing
melting
evaporating
condensating
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this front forms a Y shape
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
Y front
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when an area gets less water than usual
drought
famine
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when air is completely full of water it is ______
buoyant
wet
saturated
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ice crystals that are big enough to fall
snowflakes
snow
hail
hailstones
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smoke and fog mixed together
steam fog
steamy fog
smoky fog
smog
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this air mass brings cool, wet weather
maritime polar
polar
maritime
maritime topical
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temp. at which cooling air is saturated
dew point
air point
frost point
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this air mass brings warm, moist weather
arctic
equatorial
maritime tropical
tropical
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year-round weather conditions in a certain region
climate
precipitation
weather
snow
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layered balls of ice
freezing nuclei
hail
hailstones
ice
