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Weather 1
Weather vocab about clouds and precipitation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cumulus clouds | fair weather clouds, puffy like cotton balls |
| stratus clouds | low grayish clouds that cover entire sky, light steady and long lasting precipitation |
| cumulonimbus clouds | tall, dark, and puffy clouds that bring severe weather, heavy precipitation |
| cirrus clouds | high wispy clouds, nice that day but a change is in the future |
| weather | always changing, what the atmosphere is like at that time and place |
| altitude | the height |
| climate | the average weather pattern over a long period of time |
| meteorologists | a scientist that studies weather |
| clouds | water vapor that has condensed into water droplets around a dust particle |
| condensation | water vapor changing back to a liquid after touching something cold |
| evaporation | water changing into water vapor |
| transpiration | water vapor that is released in the air from plants |
| humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail that fall from the clouds |
| groundwater or aquifer | an accumulation of water under the ground |
| runoff | water that is running across the land to feed a larger body of water |
| fog | a stratus cloud that forms near the ground |
| dew | condensation that has formed on plants during the night or early morning |
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