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goal3 weather
Question | Answer |
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the blanket of gases that surround Earth | atmosphere |
the changing of a gas into a liquid | condensation |
the slow changing of a liquid into a gas | evaporation |
any form of water particles that fall from the atmosphere to the ground | precipitation |
precipitation that flows across the land's surface or falls into rivers and streams | runoff |
the force put on a given area by weight of the air above it | air pressure |
a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout | air mass |
the amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |
water in the form of a gas | water vapor |
a tool for measuring air pressure | barometer |
a tool for measuring the amount of precipitation | rain gauge |
a tool for measuring the wind direction | wind vane |
a tool for measuring wind speed | anemometer |
a cloud that forms in a blanket like layer | stratus cloud |
a high altitude cloud with a feather like shape, made of ice crystals | cirrus cloud |
a puffy cloud that appears to rise up from a flat bottom | cumulus cloud |
a front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass | cold front |