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weather
Term | Definition |
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Water Cycle | movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and even living things. |
Evaporation | Water turning into water vapor |
Transpiration | Plants release water into the environment through their leaves. |
Sublimation | When solid water turns directly into vapor |
Condensation | The change of water from a gas to a liquid |
Precipitation | Any form of water that falls to Earth |
Weather | the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time and placeL |
Humidity | Amount of water vapor in the air |
Relative Humidity | Amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation |
Air Pressure | The force of air molecules pushing on an area |
Wind | movement of air caused by differences in air pressure |
Air mass | a large volume of air in which temperature and moisture content are nearly the same throughout |
Front | A boundary of air that forms between 2 air masses |
Jet Stream | long distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers |
Thunderstorm | an intense local storm that forms strong winds and heavy rain along with lightning, thunder, and hail |
Lightning | an electric discharge charged that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area |
Thunder | the sound created by the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike |