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weather the atmospheric conditions
air pressure the pressure a column of air exerts on the air or surface
humidity the amount of water vapor in the air
relative humidity the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of vapor in the air
dew point the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperature
precipitation water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere
water cycle the series of natural process where water continually moves
1. what is a variable? a quantity that can change
2. what is air temperature? the measure of average kinetic energy of molecules in the air.
3. is air pressure at earth's surface more or less than air pressure at the top of the atmosphere? more
4. what is wind? moving air from areas of high pressure to low pressure
5. what is humidity? the amount of water in the air
6. what is relative humidity the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the max amount of vapor the air can contain
7. what is dew point? the temperature at which the air is fully saturated because of falling temperature
8. what are clouds and fog? water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the aire.
9. what is fog? a cloud near earth's surface
10. what is precipitation? water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere
11. what is the water cycle? the series of natural process in which water continuously moves
12. how is relative humidity measured? using a psychrometer
13. what are meteorologist ? scientist who study and predict weather
14. what does barometric pressure refer to? air pressure
15. what is snow? water vapor in solid form
1. what is an element? a substance of only one substance
2. what is a solid? matter with definite shape or volume
3.what are nonmetals? liquids or gases
4. what is a chemical bond? a force holding two or more atoms together
5.what is the atmosphere? the layer of gases around earth
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