1. Science- Chapter 6

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3. Vocabulary– 100
As warm air rises from the mountain slopes, cooler air from the valley below moves up the slope to replace it, what does this create?

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Valley breeze

5. A scientist who studies weather
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A scientist who studies weather

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Meteorologist

7. The movement of air from land toward water
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The movement of air from land toward water

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Land breeze

9. The force exerted by air on a given area
Vocabulary- 400
The force exerted by air on a given area

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Air pressure

11. What is the boundary between two air masses with different properties
Vocabulary- 500
What is the boundary between two air masses with different properties

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Weather front

13. More Vocabulary- 100
What results in the differences in air pressure in the global pressure belts

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Planetary winds

15. The overall condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
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The overall condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

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weather

17. A mixture of gases that surround the Earth?
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A mixture of gases that surround the Earth?

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atmosphere

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A large body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture conditions throughout?

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Air mass

21. What is associated with lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rain
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What is associated with lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rain

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thunderstorm

23. What two things do moving air particles cause
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What two things do moving air particles cause

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Causes air pressure
Causes wind

25. What happens to the air as you climb a high mountain?
Quick Questions- 200
What happens to the air as you climb a high mountain?

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The air gets thinner

27. What are three reasons the Earth heats unevenly?
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What are three reasons the Earth heats unevenly?

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Earth’s shape
Earth’s motions
Earth’s tilt

29. In the spring, what can snow melting on mountains cause?
Quick Questions- 400
In the spring, what can snow melting on mountains cause?

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A flood

31. What is the most powerful storm on Earth?
Quick Questions- 500
What is the most powerful storm on Earth?

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Hurricane

33. Explanations- 100
A fast, moving cold front is approaching. What can I expect will happen to the weather?

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Expect clouds and heavy rain or thunderstorms followed by dryer, cooler weather

35. Explanations- 200
What can you predict about the air mas that forms over the Gulf of Mexico?

36. It will be warm and moist
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It will be warm and moist

37. What causes a sea breeze or a valley breeze
Explanations- 300
What causes a sea breeze or a valley breeze

38. Uneven heating of parts of Earth’s surface
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Uneven heating of parts of Earth’s surface

39. When do sea breezes and valley breezes usually occur?
Explanations- 400
When do sea breezes and valley breezes usually occur?

40. They usually occur during the day
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They usually occur during the day

41. Explanations- 500
Why can temperatures be different at the weather station than at your local school?

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The weather station could have the thermometer in direct sunlight whereas the school’s thermometer could be in shade

43. What are narrow belts of fast-moving winds in the upper troposphere
More Quick Questions- 100
What are narrow belts of fast-moving winds in the upper troposphere

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Jet streams

45. What is the tool used to measure air pressure?
More Quick Questions- 200
What is the tool used to measure air pressure?

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barometer

47. What is the tool used to measure wind speed?
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What is the tool used to measure wind speed?

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anemometer

49. What are global pressure belts caused by
More Quick Questions- 400
What are global pressure belts caused by

50. Uneven heating of the Earth’s surface
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Uneven heating of the Earth’s surface

51. What is the tool used to measure temperature?
More Quick Questions- 500
What is the tool used to measure temperature?

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Thermometer