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Vocab 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cloud | A mass of water droplets or ice crystals that have clumped together in the atmosphere |
| Cirrus Cloud | A high feathery cloud made of ice crystals |
| Cumulus Cloud | a puffy, white cloud with a flat bottom; also called a fair weather cloud |
| Cumulonimbus Cloud | a huge, vertical that can produce a thunderstorm; also called a thunderhead |
| Stratus Cloud | flat, gray, layered clouds that cover the whole sky; can bring rain or snow showers |
| Fog | A stratus cloud that forms close to the ground |
| Cold Front | the leading edge of a moving mass of cooler air |
| warm Front | the leading edge of a moving mass of warmer air |
| moon | a natural object that orbits a planet |
| Earth | the third planet from the sun |
| Sun | the star that is the center of our solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat |