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This document discusses 5 common weather instruments - thermometer, hygrometer, wind vane, anemometer, and barometer - and what each measures (temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, and air pressure, respectively) along with the units used. It provides a review table summarizing the instrument, measurement factor, and units for each.
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This document discusses air masses and their characteristics. It defines air masses as large bodies of air with similar temperature and humidity. It identifies the four main types of air masses - maritime, continental, tropical, and polar - and describes their source regions, conditions, and typical locations. The document also provides examples of specific air mass types and how they can be modified as they move over land or water.
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This document appears to be a Jeopardy-style game about weather and the water cycle. It includes questions about various processes of the water cycle like evaporation and condensation, types of clouds and precipitation, weather tools like thermometers and barometers, and severe weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes. The player answers the questions correctly and receives positive feedback about their performance.
Types of Clouds
There are three main types of clouds: cirrus clouds, which are thin and wispy ice crystal clouds found very high in the sky; cumulus clouds, which are puffy cotton-like clouds that can signal either fair weather or rain depending on whether they are white or dark; and stratus clouds, which are the lowest, flat clouds that are often dark and can signal rain or fog if close to the ground.
Air Pressure
Air pressure is caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth. It changes with altitude and temperature. Low pressure occurs when air rises, leaving an area where it is pressing down less. Low pressure brings thunderstorms in warm, humid places. High pressure occurs where air is sinking, pressing down harder and usually bringing sunny weather, such as in cold places. Differences in heating cause uneven patterns of high and low pressure that drive wind as air moves from high to low pressure areas. Air pressure is measured using a barometer and is influenced by temperature, humidity, and altitude.
The Eleutheran Adventurers
A group of 70 European adventurers arrived in the Bahamas in 1647 from Bermuda seeking religious freedom to worship outside the Anglican Church. They sailed to Eleuthera island where they wanted to establish freedom and justice for all. However, after the captains argued and supplies were lost in a shipwreck, they faced harsh conditions and many left for a new island they named Sayle's Island, later renamed Providence, finding hope there.
The Loyalist
The Loyalist were American and British colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. Many Loyalists fled to The Bahamas after the war. They settled primarily in Abaco and Eleuthera, working as fishermen, boat builders, carpenters, plantation owners, farmers, and merchants. The Loyalists contributed greatly to developing The Bahamas by establishing infrastructure like schools, docks, and streets, as well as creating laws, newspapers, and a police force.
Ethiopian eunuch
The document provides background on the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:25-39. It describes Philip as one of the first deacons who began preaching in Samaria after leaving Jerusalem. The Ethiopian eunuch held an important position in the queen's court in Ethiopia and had traveled over 1,000 miles to worship in Jerusalem. Philip met the eunuch and preached Jesus to him, including the need for baptism. The eunuch was immersed in water immediately after believing. The document emphasizes that true Bible baptism involves immersion and is a spiritual act, not an emotional one, and is necessary for salvation.
Eucharist
The Eucharist, also known as Communion or mass, involves the breaking of bread and drinking of wine in remembrance of Christ's death. It is celebrated in the Anglican and Catholic churches as mass and in other denominations as the Breaking of Bread during weekly or monthly services. The mass is divided into two parts - the Liturgy of the Word which involves readings, homily, and creed, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist in which the bread and wine are blessed and consecrated and subsequently consumed by participants.
Bodies of water
The document discusses the five main oceans of the world - the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. It provides data on the size and depths of each ocean, with the Pacific being the largest and the Mariana Trench in the Pacific being the deepest location at over 36,000 feet deep. Rivers are described as large bodies of fresh water that flow across land into seas or oceans, while lakes are bodies of fresh water surrounded by land.
Types of Map Scales
- A map scale indicates the relationship between distances on a map and in real life, allowing for accurate representations though smaller or larger than reality.
- There are three types of map scales: word scale, linear scale, and ratio scale. A word scale states the distance represented by 1 cm, a linear scale graphically shows a distance, and a ratio scale compares map units to real-world units.
- Ratio scales can be difficult to comprehend, so they are often converted to a word scale using a system like metrics. For example, 1:25,000,000 could be changed to 1 cm = 250 km.
- Maps are categorized as large or small scale depending on the level of detail. Small scale
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