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Earth Science 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | the air that surrounds Earth |
| barometer | a tool used to determine changes in the weather by measuring the amount of pressure in the air |
| Celcius | a measurement of temperature in which 0 degrees is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is the boiling point of water |
| climate | the usual kind of weather a place has |
| evaporation | the process of a liquid turning into a gas |
| Fahrenheit | a measurement of the temperature in which 32 degrees is the freezing point of water and 212 degrees is the boiling point of water |
| hurricane | a destructive storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms over a warm ocean |
| precipitation | when liquid or solid water returns to Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow |
| saturated | completely full of moisture; 100% humidity in the air |
| tornado | a violent, destructive windstorm that creates a dark, funnel- shaped cloud that forms over land. |