Abeka Grade 8|69 Science Test Exam Success Questions Well Solved| Secrets: Tips And Tricks To Maximize Your Score!"
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"Lines of equal heat" on a weather map are called ? - ️️isotherms
A prediction of the weather in the near future is a weather ? - ️️forecast
A tornado that forms over water is called a ? - ️️waterspout.
What portion of a lightning bolt produces thunder? - ️️return stroke
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"Lines of equal heat" on a weather map are called ? - ✔ ✔ isotherms
A prediction of the weather in the near future is a weather ? - ✔ ✔ forecast
A tornado that forms over water is called a ? - ✔ ✔ waterspout.
What portion of a lightning bolt produces thunder? - ✔ ✔ return stroke
What process occurs when air expands with no heat gained or lost? - ✔ ✔ adiabatic cooling
What process traps heat in Earth's atmosphere? - ✔ ✔ greenhouse effect
What scale is used to classify tornadoes? - ✔ ✔ Enhanced Fujita scale
What scale is used to rank hurricane strength? - ✔ ✔ Saffir-Simpson scale
What term describes atmospheric conditions that limit the height to which rising air can travel? - ✔ ✔
stable
What term refers to numbers and symbols that indicate observations at a particular weather station? on
a weather map - ✔ ✔ station model
What thunderstorm stage is marked by the arrival of precipitation? - ✔ ✔ mature stage
What type of high-level clouds form wispy streamers that look like feathers or hair? - ✔ ✔ cirrus
A tropical cyclone with wind 74 mi/h is a(n) ? . speeds between 39 mi/h and - ✔ ✔ tropical storm
A weather instrument that simultaneously transmits meteorological data from weather balloons to
measures and weather stations is a ? - ✔ ✔ radiosonde
The ratio of the solar radiation reflected by an object to the solar radiation that strikes it is ? - ✔ ✔
albedo.
What are the surface winds that blow toward the equator in the tropics? - ✔ ✔ trade winds
What are warm, dry winds that travel down mountain slopes? - ✔ ✔ foehns
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