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What is a haboob?
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A haboob is a dry monsoon. (Arabic word)
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What is a monsoon?
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A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of winds
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What is the climate like from June through September?
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The climate is humid because our air comes from the tropics.
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What are the places that get the most monsoons?
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Southwest United States, South Asia, & South East Asia
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When the temperature is cold the pressure is...?
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High
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When the temperature is hot the pressure is..?
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Low.
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What are the three things that take place when there is a hot temperature?
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1.Molecules expand.
2.Molecules become lighter from expansion. 3.The Air rises |
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What are the three things that take place when there is a cold temperature?
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1.Molecules contract.
2.Molecules become heavier and denser from contraction. 3.Air sinks. |
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What is wind?
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Wind is air that moves from high to low pressure.
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What kind of clouds happen when there is low pressure?
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Cirrus clouds.
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What kind of clouds do high pressure bring in?
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Big rain clouds & storms.
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Land will heat up or retain it's hot or cold temperature how many more times faster than the water?
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Three times faster.
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Where in the world has the largest monsoons?
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India.
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What is the orographic effect?
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Wind that has been pushed upwards.
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What are winter monsoons?
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It's when warm air from water rises & cold air from the north takes it's place. It's the reverse from summer monsoons.
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