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8Sci CH 8 Weather
Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Relative Humidity | a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air at a particular temperature compared with the total amount of water vapor air can hold at that temperature |
| Saturated | when the relative humidity of air reaches 100%, the air contains all the moisture it possibly can at that temperature |
| Dew Point | the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation takes place |
| Air Mass | a large body of air with properties determined by the part of Earth’s surface over which it develops |
| Front | when an air mass moves and collides with another air mass, a boundary forms between the two air masses |
| tornado | a violent, funnel shaped storm with whirling winds that move in a narrow path over land |
| Hurricane | a very large, swirling, low pressure system that forms over tropical oceans |