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CH 5 L1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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weather | the atmospheric conditions, along with short term changes, of a certain place at a certain time. |
air pressure | the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or a surface below |
humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
relative humidity | the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature |
dew point | temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant. |
precipitation | water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere |
water cycle | series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere. |