Weather

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Warm air over cold air leads to cloud formation. What happens next?

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Rain falls.

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Main cause of ocean water evaporation?

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Heat energy from the Sun

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Factors causing hurricane strength decrease:

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moving over land

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Jet streams are long air currents in the upper atmosphere that influence weather. Direction of jet streams over North America?

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west to east

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Weather data for Tallahassee: Air pressure dropping, warm air rising, water droplets pushed up in clouds, Doppler radar shows opposing winds. Forecast?

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Tornado watch with heavy rain and hail.

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Gulf Stream warms Florida's east coast

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Brings water from the equator

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Energy transfer in Earth's atmosphere affects weather conditions.

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During convection, warm air rises and cool air falls, affecting precipitation.

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Climate comparison of Hopedale and Stornoway.

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Hopedale: cold current = colder; Stornoway: warm current = warmer.

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Temperature differences in Florida: beach vs. inland.

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The land and water heat unequally.

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Diagram of Florida's coastline: Change in land surface temperature compared to water surface temperature.

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Faster, because the land requires less heat to change the temperature.