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IQ Quiz Flashcard 26

 

The degree of heat or cold in the atmosphere as measured by a thermometer.

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Lines drawn on a weather map to connect places of equal pressure.

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The wide mouths of rivers formed when tides rush up narrow rivers.

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An irregular wind which swirls around a low pressure area.

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Openings in the Earth's crust out of which steam, gases and molten rocks are forced.

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The shaking or movement of the Earth.

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A stream or river which empties into a main river.

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The process in which water changes to water vapour.

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A steep descent or fall in the flowing of a river.

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A severe tropical storm which revolves around a centre of low pressure.

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A mass of snow and ice which slips down a mountain side.

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The Sun and all the planets around it are called the

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Rotation of the Earth causes _________________ and _____________________ .

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Lines of latitude and longitude enable us to measure __________________ on a map.

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Ocean currents follow the direction of the _________________________________.

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Cirrus and Cumulus are types of _____________________.

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A blizzard is a blinding storm of ____________________ and wind.

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A fog is a ___________________ resting on the Earth;

a cloud is a ________________________ floating high in the air.

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Hail is caused by the _______________________ of raindrops as they pass

through layers of cold air.

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An eclipse of the Sun is when the ____________________ comes

between the Sun and the ___________________.

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