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what are jet streams?
what is latitude?
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this is a review for mr.sinclair's class.
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what is latitude?
the distance from the prime meridian, measured in miles
the distance from the equator, measured in degrees
the distance from the equator, measured in miles
the distance from the prime meridian, measured in degrees
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what are jet streams?
bands of low-speed waters
bands of high-stream waters
bands of high-speed winds
bands of low-speed winds
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what type of weather does an anemometer measure?
air pressure
humidity
wind speed
precipitation
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what is wind?
the vertical movement of air from low pressure to high
the vertical movement of air from high pressure to low
the horizontal movement of air from high pressure to low
the horizontal movement of air from low pressure to high
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what is a stratus cloud?
clouds that look like puffy, rounded piles of cotten
low, puffy storm clouds
wispy, feathery clouds
clouds that form in flat layers
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what is condensation?
water vapor molecules that are not in the air
a weather instrument that measures water vapor
air molecules included in water vapor
molecules of water vapor in the air
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what is a sea breeze?
a local wind that blows from a swamp to a barn
a city wind that blows from an ocean or a pond
a local wind that blows from an ocean or a lake
a city wind that stays in one spot
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what is wind chill?
the increased cooling a wind can cause
the increased heating a wind can cause
the decreased cooling a wind can cause
the decreased heating a wind can cause
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what is humidity?
a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
a calculation of the amount of water vapor in the air
the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air
a measure of the amount of air in water vapor
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what is the dew point?
the temperature at which water evaporates
the temperature at which condensation begins
the temperature at which condensation stops
the time of day at which water evaporates
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what is relative humidity?
the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air
the movement of air between the atmosphere and the surface
the percentage of air that is actually in water vapor
a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
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what are local winds?
weak winds
winds that blow over long distances
winds that blow over short distances
strong winds
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what is a land breeze?
the flow or water from north to south
the flow of air from land to a body of water
the flow of wind from east to west
the flow of air from a body of water to land
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what are global winds?
winds that blow roughly from a specific direction
winds that blow steadily in a specific direction
winds that blow roughly from any direction
winds that blow steadily in any dorection
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what is the coriolis effect?
the way the winds curve around earth
the way earth's winds make the rotation curve
the way earth's rotation makes winds curve
earth's specific rotation
