Wind
How is wind created?
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Wind is created_____________________________________________________________________________.
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Some parts of the Earth’s surface receive ____________________ from the sun all year long and are always
____________, and some parts receive ____________________________________, so the climate is ____________.
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Wind Speed
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Remember, air molecules want to move from areas of _________________________ to areas of
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Two air masses next to each other with large differences in pressure, ________________________________.
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Cloud Cover
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Cloud cover describes the __________________________________________________________________.
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During the day, clouds block ______________________________ from the sun, which keeps temperatures on the
ground ________________.
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At night, clouds act like a giant _______________ and keep the ground temperatures ________________ because they
keep radiation from ________________ back into the atmosphere.
Clouds
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Clouds form when air _______________________ .Clouds are made of tiny drops of ___________.These drops stick to
___________ and other _________________________________ in the air.
Status Clouds
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These clouds are formed when a mass of warm air is slowly pushed up over a mass of cooler air or over a mountain.
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Stratus means “___________,” and these clouds form layers. These clouds can produce rain or snow.
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Stratus clouds are __________________________________________________________________.
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Sometimes they look like a ___________________________________________________________.
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Some stratus clouds bring rain.
Cumulus Clouds
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These clouds form when large bubbles of warm air rise rapidly into the atmosphere.
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Cumulus clouds have ___________________________________________________________________.
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Small white cumulus clouds mean _________________________________.
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They are usually ________________ than stratus clouds.
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Sometimes these clouds become big and dark. Then they are _____________________________________. They bring
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Cumulus means “_______________.” Although these clouds usually mean fair weather, they can produce light rain or
snow showers.
Cirrus Clouds
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Cirrus clouds form _____________________________________________________________________.
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They are _____________ and look like feathers in the sky. They are also thin and you can see through them. They are
made mostly of __________________________.
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You see these thin clouds in fair weather, but rainy weather often follows in a day or two.
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Cirrus means “________________” .Cirrus clouds usually mean good weather. However they may signal a that a change
in weather conditions is coming.