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Weather 2

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TermDefinition
Evaporation the process whereby liquid water changes to water vapor
Condensation when water changes from a gas back into a liquid
Precipitation rain,snow,sleet,or hail
Water Cycle the process at the heart of a hurricane formation
Temperature the hotness or coldness of the weather
Run-Off water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
Ground Water water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
High Pressure sunny weather
Low Pressure cloudy weather
Water Vapor one of the two main greenhouse gases
Current a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
Gulf Stream the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean
Coriolis Effect the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
Upwelling the movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean
Salinity one of the two things water depends on
El Nino an abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean
Created by: 1964362684
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