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Science ch3 vocab
Weather and Climate
Question | Answer |
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Climate | The average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time |
El Nino | A short-term climate change that occurs every two to ten years |
Greenhouse effect | Process by which the earths atmosphere absorbs heat |
local winds | The winds dependent upon local changes in temperature |
microclimate | The climate of a very small area |
prevailing winds | The global winds that blow constantly from the same direction |
air pressure | The weight of air |
atmosphere | The layer of air that surrounds the Earth |
condensation | The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid |
evaporation | The process by which a liquid changes into a gas |
humidity | A measure of the amount of water |
precipitation | Any form of water that falls from clouds such as rain or snow |
air mass | a large body of air that has nearly the same termperature and humidity throughout |
fronts | the boundary between air masses |
cumulus | puffy clouds |
stratus | flat gray clouds (strat rhymes with flat) |
cirrus | look like commas or wisps of hair |