G6 Science Semester 1 Review PART 2

Brings thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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Leads to light rain and warmer weather.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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Causes prolonged precipitation.

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

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Can result in complex weather patterns like storms.

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

• warm front

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Climates are classified according to two major factors: _______________ and _________________.

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Warm air rises, cool air ______________________________. (1 word! a homophone for something in your kitchen...)

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A _________ is a disturbance in the atmosphere with strong winds, rain, thunder, or other severe weather. (1 word)

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__________ form when warm, moist air rises, cools, and condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals. (1 word)

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Plate boundries: Plates move apart; can result in volcanic activity and earthquakes.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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A type of plate boundry.
Plates collide; often forms mountains or subduction zones leading to volcanoes.

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