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5
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this happens in a lightning bolt before the return stroke
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7
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______ is sunlight. If an area receives a large amount of __________, it is warm
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9
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the way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes
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11
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_________interfere with global wind patterns
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13
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is cloud-to-cloud and cannot strike a person
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14
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a current of rising air
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15
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if the winds reach a sustained speed of 39 mph, the depression is upgraded to a __________
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16
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a boundary between two air masses
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19
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the three main factors that influence weather are uneven distribution of thermal energy, water vapor in the atmosphere, and ___________
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21
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prefix that means 'dark'
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1
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the three main cloud types are stratus, cirrus, and _________
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2
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which hemisphere is pointed away from the sun at perihelian, making it winter there even though it is closest to the sun at that point?
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3
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a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity
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4
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a substance that does not conduct electricity very well
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6
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a vortex of whirling winds forms; wind speeds below 23 mph
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8
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suffix that means 'dark'
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10
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the calmest part of the hurricane
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12
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_____ are mostly caused by uneven distribution of thermal energy
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17
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the point at which the earth is closest to the sun
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18
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three types of air masses are _______, polar, and tropical
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19
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a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
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20
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the point at which the earth is farthest from the sun
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