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weather patterns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an amount of air that moves as a unit | air parcel |
| the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere | 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 or change | energy |
| the process by which a liquid changes into a gas | evaporation |
| one thing that contributes to causing an event | factor |
| scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand a mystery | forensics |
| a measure of how much water vapors is in the air | humidity |
| the scientific study of weather | meteorology |
| something we observe to be similar over and over again | pattern |
| rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground | precipitation |
| where something comes from | source |
| when something stays mostly the same overtime | stability |
| a measure of how hot or cold something is | temperature |
| to move one object to another or one place to another | transfer |
| the layer of the atmosphere closest to earth, where weather happens | troposphere |
| water as a gas | water vapor |
| conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place | weather |
| the movement of air in a particular diraction | wind |