Predicting Weather Vocab

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Heat from a lamp keeps a lizard warm. Type of heat transfer?

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radiation

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Cycle powering ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates

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convection current

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A rising column of air.

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updraft

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Precipitation is any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.

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any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

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Symbol for stationary front?

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Front

Symbol for warm front?

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Front

Symbol for a cold front?

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Boundary between two air masses?

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front

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Air mass definition

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A large body of air with uniform temperature and moisture.

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Low pressure brings what kind of weather?

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Stormy