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Weather
Term | Definition |
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Humidity | The amount of water vapor present in air |
Relative Humidity | A PERCENT of the water needed for air to be saturated |
Dew Point | The TEMPERATURE at which air is saturated |
Fog | Stratus cloud on the ground |
Tornado | Violently rotating column of air |
Air Mass | A large body of air that has similar properties |
Front | When two air masses meet |
Hurricane | Large swirling LOW-PRESSURE system |
Blizzard | Winter storms |
Meteorologist | Person who studies the weather |
Cirro | High-level clouds |
Alto | Mid-level clouds |
Strato | Low-level clouds |