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weather
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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