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unit 3 vocab words

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evaporation   The Process be which a liquid changes into a gas.  
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air mass   a large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout  
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latitude   a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator.  
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air pressure   the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth  
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runoff   water that does not soak into the ground and that flows across Earth's surface  
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weather   What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain time and place.  
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climate   the pattern of weather an area experiences over a long period of time  
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wind   air that is moving  
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barometer   a weather instrument used to measure air pressure  
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front   the border where two air masses meet  
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equator   an imaginary line around earth,equally distant from North and South poles  
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condensation   the process by which a gas changes into liquid  
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humidity   the amount of water vapor in the air  
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precipitation   water that falls from the air to the Earths surface  
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atmosphere   the mixture of gases that surround a planet  
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water cycle   the process in which water continuously moves from earths surface into the atmosphere and back again  
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anemometer   a weather instrument that measures wind speed  
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climate zone   an area that has similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout  
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weather map   a map that uses symbols to show weather data  
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