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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 place. |
| 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. |
| Hurricane - | a tropical low pressure system with winds blowing at speed of 74 mi/h or more. |
| Storm Surge - | When a hurricane moves into a coastal area, it pushes huge amounts of the ocean onto land. |