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Weather and Climate Studies for Teachers: Professional Development

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Ch 1. Introduction to Weather and Climate {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19143].percentComplete}}% complete
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Lesson 1 - Weather vs. Climate: Definition, Differences & Effects Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11544].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11544].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11544].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11544].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 2 - Major Components of the Atmosphere Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12472].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12472].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - The Structure of the Atmosphere Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12473].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12473].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12473].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12473].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Go to chapter Introduction to Weather and Climate
Practice test: Introduction to Weather and Climate Score: {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19143].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19143].bestScoreQuestions}} Practice test: Introduction to Weather and Climate
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Ch 2. Climate {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19144].percentComplete}}% complete
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Lesson 1 - Climate Classifications & Their Global Distribution Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12480].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12480].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Categories of the Koppen Climate Classification System Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[55393].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[55393].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Differences Between Maritime & Continental Climates Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45289].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45289].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45289].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45289].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 4 - Factors Involved in Climate Change Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45290].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45290].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Natural Factors That Determine a Region's Climate Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2522].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2522].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2522].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2522].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 6 - The Ozone Layer: Importance and the Harmful Effects of Thinning Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10323].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10323].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10323].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10323].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 7 - Global Climate Change: Effects and Mitigation Strategies Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10322].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10322].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10322].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10322].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 8 - Methods for Determining Past Climates Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45291].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45291].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 9 - Temporal & Spatial Scales of Climate Change Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45292].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45292].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45292].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45292].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 10 - Past Climates & Climate Change Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45293].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45293].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45293].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45293].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 11 - Feedback Mechanisms of Climate Change Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45294].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45294].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - The General Circulation Model & Climate Change Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45295].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45295].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Go to chapter Climate
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Lesson 1 - What is Energy? - Definition and Significance in Nature Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2537].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2537].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2537].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2537].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 2 - Kinetic Energy to Potential Energy: Relationship in Different Energy Types Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2545].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2545].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2545].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2545].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 3 - What is Solar Radiation? - Definition & Effects Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12474].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12474].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12474].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12474].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 4 - What is Thermal Energy? - Definition & Examples Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2539].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2539].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2539].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2539].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 5 - What is Solar Energy? - Definition, Pros & Cons Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3501].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3501].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3501].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3501].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 6 - Electromagnetic Waves: Definition, Sources & Properties Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4913].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4913].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - The 7 Major Regions of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[6836].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[6836].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 8 - What Are Wien's Law & the Stefan-Boltzmann Law? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[32372].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[32372].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[32372].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[32372].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 9 - The Solar Constant & Inverse Square Law in Weather Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45296].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45296].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45296].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45296].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 10 - Effects of the Earth's Rotation & Revolution Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45297].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45297].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 11 - Solar Energy: Effects on Earth's Temperature Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10320].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10320].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10320].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10320].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 12 - Solar Radiation Transfer: Absorption, Reflection & Scattering Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45298].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45298].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45298].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45298].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 13 - Mechanisms of Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection & Radiation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12475].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12475].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12475].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12475].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 14 - The Energy Transfer Process & Solar Radiation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45299].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45299].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45299].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45299].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 15 - Greenhouse Gases and the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10321].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10321].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10321].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10321].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Go to chapter Solar Radiation
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Ch 4. Temperature {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19146].percentComplete}}% complete
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Lesson 1 - Temperature Units: Converting Between Kelvins and Celsius Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2480].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2480].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2480].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2480].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 2 - Factors that Influence Earth's Temperature Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45300].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45300].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45300].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45300].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 3 - Daily & Annual Temperature Patterns Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45301].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45301].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45301].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45301].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 4 - Measuring Temperature & Converting Units of Temperature Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45302].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45302].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45302].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45302].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 5 - Mean, Median, Quartile, Range & Climate Variation of Temperature Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45303].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45303].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45303].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45303].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 6 - Earth's Atmospheric Temperature Profile & Thermodynamic Diagrams Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45304].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45304].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45304].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45304].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 7 - Temperature Ranges by Seasons and Climates Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45305].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45305].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45305].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45305].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Go to chapter Temperature
Practice test: Temperature Score: {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19146].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19146].bestScoreQuestions}} Practice test: Temperature
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Ch 5. Atmospheric Pressure and Wind {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19147].percentComplete}}% complete
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Lesson 1 - Weather Variables: Air Pressure, Temperature & Density Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11546].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11546].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11546].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11546].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 2 - The General Circulation of the Atmosphere Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11547].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11547].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11547].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11547].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 3 - Pressure: Definition, Units, and Conversions Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1651].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1651].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1651].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1651].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 4 - Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures: Calculating Partial & Total Pressures Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1652].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1652].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1652].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1652].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 5 - Atmospheric Pressure: Definition & Effects Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9480].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9480].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9480].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9480].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 6 - The Effect of Altitude on Air Pressure Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45307].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45307].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45307].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45307].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 7 - The Ideal Gas Law and the Gas Constant Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1656].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1656].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1656].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1656].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 8 - Using the Ideal Gas Law: Calculate Pressure, Volume, Temperature, or Quantity of a Gas Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1657].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1657].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1657].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1657].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 9 - Barometric Pressure, Measuring Atmospheric Pressure & Barometers Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45308].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45308].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45308].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45308].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 10 - The Three Levels of Atmospheric Circulation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45309].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45309].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 11 - Factors That Affect Wind: Pressure Gradient Forces, Coriolis Effect & Friction Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11545].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11545].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11545].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[11545].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 12 - Development of Geostrophic Winds Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45310].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45310].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 13 - How Surface Winds Are Created Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45311].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45311].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 14 - Cyclones & Anticyclones: Ridges & Troughs Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[52175].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[52175].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 15 - Measuring Wind Using Anemometers & Wind Vanes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45313].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45313].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Go to chapter Atmospheric Pressure and Wind
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Lesson 1 - The Water Cycle: Precipitation, Condensation, and Evaporation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2524].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2524].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2524].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2524].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 2 - How Evaporation & Transpiration Contribute to the Hydrologic Cycle Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12469].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12469].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12469].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12469].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 3 - What is Humidity? - Definition, Measurements & Effects Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12476].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12476].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12476].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12476].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
Lesson 4 - First Law of Thermodynamics: Law of Conservation of Energy Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2544].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2544].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Second Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy and Systems Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2546].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2546].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - Measures of Water Vapor Content Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45314].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45314].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - Causes of Saturation & Saturation Processes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45315].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45315].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 8 - Adiabatic vs. Diabatic Processes: Cloud Formation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45316].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45316].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 9 - Types of Atmospheric Lapse Rates Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45317].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45317].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 10 - Types of Condensation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45318].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45318].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 11 - Formation & Dissipation of Cloud Droplets Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45319].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45319].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - The Effect of Atmospheric Moisture on Climate Variability Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45320].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45320].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 7. Clouds {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[19149].percentComplete}}% complete
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Lesson 1 - What is Cloud Formation? - Definition, Types & Process Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12477].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12477].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Air Lift: Definition & Processes Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12478].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[12478].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Static Stability, Cloud Formation & The Environmental Lapse Rate Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45321].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45321].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 12 - El Niño, La Niña & Walker Circulation Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45340].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[45340].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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