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Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine

• Weather
• Climate

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What type of weather would you predict for Columbia, SC based on this weather map? 

• Cooler and potential for storms
• Warm and clear
• Consistently hot and sunny
• Record highs

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Low-pressure systems are usually associated with ________ weather.

• cold and dry

• cloudy and rainy

• sunny and dry

• warm and humid

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The high temperature today will be near 75 degrees F.

• weather

• climate

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What two types of air come together to make tornadoes?

• Cold, dry air from the Gulf of Mexico and warm, moist air from Canada.

• Cold, dry air from Canada and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico.

• Cold, moist air from Canada and warm, dry air from the Gulf of Mexico.

• Cold, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and warm, dry air from Canada.

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Wind

• movement of air from an area of high density and pressure to low density and pressure. Caused by uneven heating of the earth

• Very dense cool dry air. Brings happy weather.

• Low density air. Brings lousy weather.

• The movement of air as a result of Earths rotation. (Northern Hemisphere it curves to the right)

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Air Pressure

• The force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth’s surface by the weight of the air above.

• Very dense cool dry air. Brings happy weather.

• movement of air from an area of high density and pressure to low density and pressure. Caused by uneven heating of the earth

• Low density air. Brings lousy weather.

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As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• gets very hot

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Which wind belts, between 30o and 60o latitude, are responsible for much of the movement of weather across North America?

• Trade Winds

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Polar Easterlies

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What type of front would form when an air mass with a temperature of 89˚ F moved towards and air mass with a temperature of 65˚ F?

• cold front

• warm front

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