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Cards in this guide (12)
The process through which bodies of water lose water

evaporation

Which of these men stated that planets move around the sun in an ellipse

Johannes Kepler

What is produced when a cold air mass moves into an area where a warm air mass is located

cold front(:

Caused by low pressure warm air that is rising

Hurracain

Composed of hot dry air

continental tropical

Characterized by dense short vegetation and few trees

mediterraneran

Which of these is a special dry warm wind that blows from the rocky mountains down into the valleys below

Chinook

The phenomena in the picture indicates the presence of these clouds

if its in a circle around the earth its Cirrostratus

Warm air and cold air have densities

Yes! Warm air is less dense, which is why warm air rises. Cold air is more dense so that's why it sinks.

What type of front is indicated green on a map

Warm Front

Which of these winds determines the direction of weather movements in the United states

Prevailing westerly

An instrument that measures relative humidity is called a what

psychrometer

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