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science 6.7
Science SOL 6.7vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Air Mass | A huge body of air that has similar temperature pressure and humidity throughout |
Air pressure | A force that is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area |
Altitude | Elevation above sea level |
Atmosphere | The mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth |
Condensation | The process by which a gas such as water vapor changes such as water |
Density | The amount of mass in a given space |
Dew point | The temperature at which condensation beings |
Evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid such as water absorb enough energy to change into a gaseous state such as water vapor |
Front | The area where air mass meet and do not mix |
humidity | A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air |
Hurricane | A tropical storm that has winds of 119 Kilometer per hour or higher typically about 600 kilometers across |
Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object |
Precipitation | Forms when water such as rain snow sleet or hail that falls from the sky reach earths surface |
Thunderstorms | A small intense weather system that produces wind rain thunder and lighting |
Wind | The horizontal movement of air from and area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure |