Weather Words
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| Climate | Average Weather over a long period of time
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| High Pressure | Brings fair weather
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| Low Pressure | Brings stormy weather
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| Hygrometer | Measures humidity
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| Barometer | Measures air pressure
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| Thermometer | Measures temperature
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| Rain Gauge | Measures amount of rainfall
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| Anemometer | Measures wind speed
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| Wind Vane (Weather Vane) | Measures wind direction
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| air pressure | The weight of air
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| humidity | amount of moisture in the air
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| Warm Air | Weighs less than cool air
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| water cycle | The process by which water moves through the environment
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| evaporation | the process of liquid water changing into a vapor (gas)
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| condensation | the process of water vapor changing into droplets (clouds)
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| precipitation | rain, sleet, snow, or hail
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| transpiration | the process in which plants give off water
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| run-off | water that runs down hill into lakes, rivers, and streams
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| ground water | water that is absorbed into the ground
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| sea breeze | a cool breeze that blows in the day from the sea to the land
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| land breeze | cool breeze at night that blows from the land to the sea
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| atmosphere | air surrounding earth
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| westerlies | winds in the US that blow from West to East
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| prevailing winds | global winds that constantly blow in the same direction
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| troposphere | lowest layer of the atmosphere
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| cumulus cloud | puffy clouds that can bring rain or snow showers
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| stratus clouds | low in sky. gray. blanket the sky. can bring rain for days at a time
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| cumulonimbus clouds | thunderclouds. Tall gray
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| cirrus clouds | thin, wispy clouds. High in sky. Fair weather, but mean a change is coming
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| sun | most powerful foce in the water cycle
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| gravity | force responsible for run-off
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