Weather and Water Vocab. 2

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Weather patterns over time are called:

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trend

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Devices launched into space to collect weather data?

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Satellites

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Strong winds in a narrow stream high in the atmosphere?

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jet stream

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Stream in the Atlantic carrying warm water north from Florida?

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gulf stream

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Prediction of future weather using data.

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forecast

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Boundary between air masses with different temperatures?

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Cool night wind from mountains replaces warm valley air.

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mountain breeze

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Winds blowing from sea to land?

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sea breeze

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Winds blowing from land to sea?

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land breeze

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Winds from the west affecting East Coast weather?

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prevailing westerlies