What Influences Weather

__________ is the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a specific time and place.

• weather

• wind

• temperature

• current

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Water that falls to Earth in any form, including rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• precipitation

• condensation

• sublimation

• transpiration

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The fastest winds, such as the polar jet stream, occur at

• high altitudes

• low altitudes

• mid altitudes

• the surface

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How hot or cold something is and is measured using a thermometer

• temperature

• humidity

• density

• volume

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How hot or cold something is and is measured using a thermometer

• visibility

• volume

• air pressure

• density

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Land areas close to large bodies of water usually have __________ temperatures.

• moderate

• hot

• cold

• freezing

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The force of air molecules in an area and is measured with a barometer.

• air pressure

• air density

• visibility

• velocity

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System that forms when an air mass cools

• high pressure

• low pressure

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Coastal areas close to ___________ surface currents tend to have warmer weather than inland areas at the same latitude and elevation.

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• warm water

• cold water

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The movement of air molecules from an area of high pressure to low pressure and is measured with an anemometer

• wind

• weather

• temperature

• density

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