C3 8.7A, 8.10 A,B,C Seasons and Weather Topics

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Texas has more hurricanes in August than January because ocean temperatures are higher.

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Ocean temperatures are higher in August than in January.

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Ocean currents affect weather by:

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Distributing heat from uneven solar energy absorption.

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Hurricanes form over oceans. Based on summer ocean temperatures, which area likely produced the most violent storms?

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Area 1

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Weather map prediction: least likely?

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Temperatures in Miami will not change much.

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Tornado Alley in the Midwestern US, where Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska experience many tornadoes, is formed by the collision of high-pressure fronts with which type of air mass?

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Moist, warm, low-pressure air masses from the Gulf of Mexico

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Weather at location X: Day 1: cold & rainy; Day 2: clear & sunny

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Day 1: cold & rainy / Day 2: clear & sunny

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Weather map shows conditions across the U.S. Which city will likely see decreasing temperatures in 24 hours?

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Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching.

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Weather map shows air pressures in millibars. Conditions at lowest air pressure?

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Overcast skies with strong winds.

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Sam's model represents a natural phenomenon on Earth.

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Convection of ocean currents due to radiant energy from the Sun.

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Heat energy causes temperature and pressure differences on Earth's surface. When water in oceans and atmosphere expands and rises, it...

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moves heat by creating winds and ocean currents.