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weather patterns
Question | Answer |
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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 | 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 |