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Term | Definition |
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climate | the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time |
Humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
Relative Humidity | the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a set temperature |
Cumulus clouds | are puffy clouds some times like a piece of cotton |
Stratus Clouds | are uniform grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky. |
Cirrus clouds | are thin, wispy clouds blown by high winds into long streamers. |
Cyclone | system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise |
Anticyclone | a weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise ( |
Barometer | an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. |
Anemomet | an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any current of gas |