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Weather 1
Introductory Weather Terms
Term | Definition |
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air pressure | the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it |
dew point | temperature at which air near the ground becomes fully saturated with water |
humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
precipitation | water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere |
relative humidity | amount of water vapor present in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can contain at that temperature |
variable | a quantity that can change |
water cycle | a series of natural processes in which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere |
weather | atmospheric conditions of a certain place at a certain time |