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definition | Term |
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An amount of air that moves as a unit | air parcel |
the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the Earth | air pressure |
the mixture of gases surrounding a planet | atmosphere |
when something becomes different overtime | change |
liquid water droplets suspended in the air | cloud |
the process by which a gas changes into a liquid | condensation |
the ability to make things move | energy |
the process by which a liquid changes into a gas | evaporation |
one thing that contributes to causing a event | factor |
scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand a mystery | forensics |
a measure of how much water vapor is in the air | humidity |
the scientific study of weather | meteorology |
something we observe to be over and over again | patter |
rain, snow, sleet, hail fall from clouds onto the ground | precipitation |
where something comes from | source |
when something stays mostly the same over time | stability |
a measure of how hot or cold something is | temperature |
to move from one object to another | transfer |
the layer of the atmosphere closet to the Earth where weather happens | troposphere |
water as gas | water vapor |
conditions such as rain, clouds and wind at a particular time and place | weather |
the movements of air in a particular direction | wind |