True/False: El Nino is the cooling of the ocean's surface water
False
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True/False: The equator is warmer than the poles because the Sun's rays strike more directly at the equator
True
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Name That Cloud: Cotton ball like, puffy clouds
Cumulus
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Which year did an El Nino most likely occur?
1874
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What type of front occurs when a warm air mass advances over a cold air mass?
Warm front
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What type of front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass collide, but do not move?
Stationary Front
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True/False: A continental air mass is formed over water
False
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Definition: The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor in the air to the total amount of water vapor the air can hold
Relative humidity
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Definition: The average of all weather conditions in an area over a period of time
Climate
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Definition: The boundary between 2 air masses that collide
Front
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Southern Illinois is noticing that they've had temperatures of 80 degrees or higher consistently this past week. What kind of front is passing through?
Warm front
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What type of front occurs when a cold air mass forces a warm air mass above it?