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Weather and Climate
Science Study sheet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weather | the condition of the air in a specific place at a specific time |
| climate | average weather conditions for a region year after year |
| air pressure | the weight of the air pressing on everything in the environment |
| humidity | water vapor in the air |
| precipitation | water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
| air mass | a large pocket of air |
| front | the place where an air mass meets another air mass |
| cloud | a visible mass of water or ice droplets above the ground |
| climate | long period of time; average |
| weather | daily |
| repeat | reliability |
| variable | an element of the experiment that changes |
| high pressure | clear and dry |
| low pressure | rainy and stormy |
| accumulate | gather, collect, pile up |
| humid | moisture (water vapor) in the air |
| trickle | to flow in a thin, gentle stream; to move slowly |
| saturate | soak |
| current | up to date information |