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What is a warm front?

• When the leading edge of a warmer air mass replaces a cooler air mass, resulting in light rain followed by warmer temps and higher humidity.

• When a cooler air mass and a warmer air mass meet and don't move, resulting in clouds and rainy weather.

• High pressure characterized by clear skies and drier air.

• An upper atmospheric current that moves weather systems from West to East.

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What is a stationary front?

• Occurs when a cooler air mass and a warmer air mass meet and don't move, resulting in clouds and rainy weather.

• High pressure characterized by clear skies and drier air.

• Low pressure characterized by cloudy skies and moister air.

• An ocean current that moves warmer water around the globe.

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What is high pressure?

• High pressure is characterized by clear skies and drier air.

• Low pressure is characterized by cloudy skies and moister air.

• An upper atmospheric current that moves weather systems.

• A warm ocean current that creates warm air masses.

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What is low pressure?

• Low pressure is characterized by cloudy skies and moister air.

• High pressure is characterized by clear skies and drier air.

• A warm ocean current that creates warm air masses.

• The hottest layer of the atmosphere.

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What is the Jet Stream?

• An upper atmospheric current that moves weather systems from West to East across the U.S.

• A warm ocean current that creates warm air masses.

• The hottest layer of the atmosphere.

• A huge group of stars, star systems, and clusters.

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What is the Gulf Stream?

• An ocean current, originating in the Gulf of Mexico, that moves warmer water around the globe through convection.

• A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly.

• A huge group of stars bound together by gravity.

• A type of galaxy with a large bulge in the middle.

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How does the Gulf Stream affect temperatures on the East Coast?

• It creates warm air masses, causing the air temperature along the East Coast to be warmer.

• It causes the air temperature to be cooler.

• It increases the amount of rain on the East Coast.

• It causes more hurricanes to form.

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Name the four main spheres that work together to perform Earth's systems.

• Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Weather, Climate, Jet Stream, Gulf Stream

• AU, Light-Year, Galaxy, Solar System

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Define weather.

• Describes the daily, short term, conditions in an area; can change quickly.

• The long-term weather pattern for an area.

• The distance that light travels in one year.

• A huge group of stars bound together by gravity.

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Define climate.

• Climate is the long-term weather pattern for an area, affected by latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, ocean currents, and global winds.

• Describes the daily, short term, conditions in an area.

• The hottest layer of the atmosphere.

• A warm ocean current that creates warm air masses.

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