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science ch 13

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Climate   the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.  
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Humidity   a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or a gas.  
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Relative Humidity   the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.  
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Cumulus clouds   are a genus-type of low-level cloud that can have noticeable vertical development and clearly defined edges.  
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Stratus Clouds   flat, hazy, featureless clouds of low altitude varying in color from dark gray to nearly white.  
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Cirrus clouds   is a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands,  
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Cyclone   a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation;  
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Anticyclone   a weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (southern hemisphere) direction.  
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Barometer   an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.  
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Anemometer   an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any current of gas.  
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