Weather and Atmospheric Science

Weather and Atmospheric Science

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

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Kristal Bonner

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

_____________________ is the atmospheric conditions along with short-term changes of a certain place at a certain time.

Back

Weather

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Air pressure can be measured with an instrument called a________________________.

Back

barometer

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What creates wind in our atmosphere?

Back

As air moved from areas of high pressure to low pressure

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What unit of measurement is barometric pressure usually measured in?

Back

Millibars

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

_______________ is water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere.

Back

precipitation

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What determines the maximum amount of water vapor that air can hold?

Back

Temperature

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Air________ is the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air.

Back

temperature

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