Weather and Climate
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Science
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8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is an air mass?
Back
A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does humidity refer to?
Back
Moisture in the air.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a drought?
Back
A long period of unusually dry weather.
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4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does a barometer measure?
Back
Air pressure.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What characterizes a warm front?
Back
Warmer air; light and steady precipitation; moves southwest to northeast.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is climate?
Back
The long-term average of weather in an area.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a cold front?
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A boundary where a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass, often causing thunderstorms.
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