Science vocab. 9/12/11
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Tornado | A fast-spinning spiral of wind that touches the ground
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| Snow | Precipitation caused when water vapor turns directly into ice and forms ice crystals
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| Cold front | The boundary where a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass
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| Sleet | Precipitation caused when rain falls through freezing air and turns to ice
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| Warm front | The boundary where a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass
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| Hail | Round pieces of ice formed when the frozen rain is coated with water and refreezes
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| Rain shadow | The area on the side of a mountain range with less rain and cloud cover
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| Anemometer | A weather instrument that measures wind speed
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| Barometer | A weather instrument used to measure air pressure
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| Hurricane | A large tropical storm that has winds of at least 74 miles per hour
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| Evaporation | The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
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| Water cycle | The movement of water from the surface of Earth into the air and back again
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| Precipitation | When water falls to Earth
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| Sea breeze | A breeze that moves from the sea to the land
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| Land breeze | A breeze that moves from the land to the sea
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| Rain | Precipitation that is liquid water
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| Condensation | The process by which a gas changes into a liquid
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