weather vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Air Masses | A large body of air that has about the same temperature, air pressure and mostiure throughout.
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| Air Pressure | The weight of air as it presses down on earths surface
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| Atmosphere | The layers of air that surround earths surface
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| Climate | The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
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| Condensation | the change of state from gas to a liquid
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| Evaperation | the change of state from a liquid to gas
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| front | the place where two air masses meet
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| Greenhouse effect | the process by which heat from the sun builds up near earths surface and is trapped.
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| Polar Climate | weather pattern of very cold temperatures throughout the year, as found near the north pole and south pole
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| Precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds to earths surface
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| temperate climate | places with a temper climate usually have warm dry summers and cold and wet winters.
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| tropical climate | places with a tropical climate are hot and rainy for most all of the year
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| water cycle | movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to earths surface as percipitation
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| weather | the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
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| anemometer | measures wind speed
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| weather vane | determines wind direction
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| barometer | measures air pressure
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| thermometer | measures air temperature
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| rain guage | measures amount of percipitation
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| stratus cloud | clouds are low level clouds that form in layers. These clouds usually bring steady rain
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| sirrus clouds | clouds are thin feathery clouds made of ice crystals. They form high in the sky. These clouds indicate fair weather
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| cumulonimbus clouds | clouds bring thunderstorms.
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| cumulus Clouds | clouds are fluffy and have flat bases. they form low in the sky. they usually mean fair weather.
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