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Weather Patterns

Weather Patterns Vocabulary from Amplify

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