OpenSciEd 7.6.5 Weather Flashcard

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Evaporation

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the process of turning liquid water into water vapor (gas).

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condensation

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the process where water vapor becomes liquid

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humidity

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the amount of water vapour present in the air

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Weather

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the day-to-day changes in what it is like outside

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Climate

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The accumulation of weather conditions over many years

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Year to year variability in precipitation and temperature data

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is a normal pattern

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Data over long periods of time

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Show Trends

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What is true for all case sites we have studied? Options: there are droughts, there are floods, temperature is increasing, no answer is correct

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temperature is increasing

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Temperature increases lead to

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increases in evaporation resulting in increases in water vapor

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Affects when and where precipitation falls

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Wind