Semester 2 Final Exam Review

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What does it indicate when temperature and dew point are close together?

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High humidity.

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What is the symbol for a Cold Front?

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A blue line with triangles pointing in the direction of movement.

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What part of a hurricane is characterized by spiral rain bands?

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The spiral rain bands.

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What is the Coriolis effect?

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The apparent deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth.

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Which part of a hurricane contains the storm's strongest winds?

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The eyewall.

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What is humidity?

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The amount of water vapor present in the air.

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What is a Warm Front?

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A boundary where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass.

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What is the eye of a hurricane?

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The calm center of a hurricane, surrounded by the eyewall.

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What are the spiral rain bands in a hurricane?

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Clouds and precipitation that spiral outward from the eye.

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What is low pressure in meteorology?

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An area where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations.