Weather Vocabulary Words
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| weather | the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
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| water cycle | the continous movement of water from water sources into the air; onto land; into and over the ground, and back to the water sources
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| humidity | the amount of water vapor or moisture in the air
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| relative humidity | the amount of moisture the air contains compared with the maximum amount it can hold at a particular temperature
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| condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid
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| dew point | the temperature to which air must cool to be completly saturated
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| cloud | a collection of millions of tiny water droplets of ice crystals
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| air mass | a large body of air that has a similar temperature and moisture throughout
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| front | the boundary that forms between two different air masses
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| thunderstorm | small, intense weather systems that produce strong winds, heavy rain, lightning and thunder
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| lightning | the large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces
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| precipitation | solid or liquid water that falls from the air to the Earth
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| tornado | a small, rotating column of air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure and that touches the ground
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| hurricane | a large, rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds of at least 199km/h
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| thermometer | a tool used to measure air temperature
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| barometer | an insturment used to measure air pressure
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| windsock | a device used to measure wind direction, usually seen at airports
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| wind vane | a device used to measre wind direction, usually seen at homes
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| anemometer | a device used to measure wind speed
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| isobars | lines that connect points of equal air pressure
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