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How to measure Temperature ?
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The resistance of metal. find out how metal changes with temp it also transmit through internet which is easier.
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When do water evaporate ?
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water is always evaporating as long as relative humidity is not 100. Liquid water evaporate way before it hits boiling point.
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what is a black body ?
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Black body is therectical radiating the maximum amout of radient energy .
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over a year period how much is the earth radiating and receiving
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the earth admitting and receive the same amount of energy over a yr time
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WHat is inversion
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when temperature increase with height
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what is vapor pressure
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the real amount of vapor in the air
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Saturation vapor pressure
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is the capacity, which is also when rain or snow occur
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Heat Index
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what you body feels like during the weather
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When do heat waves occur
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usually at nighjt
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what is wet bulb temperature
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the lowest temperature that can be reached by evaporation only. It is the temperature you feel when you sweat and exposed to moving air.
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How can relative humidity reach 100%
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Increase the temperature and increase the amount of vapor in the air.
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How can steam fog occur
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when cold dry air blows over warm water.
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Advection Fog
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is fog produced when air that is warmer and moist than the ground surface moves over the ground surface
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What ways do water condense on earth
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Frost and dew
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which clouds produce rain
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Nimbostratus , Cumlonibus
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where are sirius clouds located
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at the top of the tropopause
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How do absolutely unstable air come about
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is exist when a rushing air parcel is warmer and lighter than the air surrounding
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What is Super Cooled water
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is it luquid water that exist below 0 degree Celius. Or frezzing point.
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Thermal Agitation
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when is water is shaking constantly it cannot freeze
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3 ways to get water to freeze
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- Cool down to -40C
- Inject ice nucleus into it - Touches a solid ( ice crystal ) |
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What is Acceretion
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the process of growth or enlargement by gradual buildup
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Aggregation
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falling ice crystals collide and stick other ice crystals producing a snowflake
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Blizzard have how many miles of wind
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35
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Flurries
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Do not accumulate
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Dendrite
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is a big snow flake
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Snow squalls
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are usually sudden and intense blinding snow that remain localized is a small area
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