Chapter 16 science Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Climate | The weather conditions prevailing over an area in general or over a long period. |
Humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air. |
Relative Humidity | The amour of water vapor in the air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature. |
Cumulus clouds | Puffy clouds that sometimes look like a floating piece of cotton. |
Stratus Clouds | A genus of low level clouds characterized by a horizontal layering with a uniform base. |
Cirrus clouds | Thin wispy clouds blown high by winds into long streamers. |
Cyclone | An area of closed circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as earth. |
Anticyclone | A weather system with a high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air circulates in a counterclockwise and clockwise direction. |
Barometer | Instrument measuring atmospheric pressure. |
Anemometer | Instrument measuring the speed of wind |
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