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Weather + Climate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water cycle | the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, The land the oceans and living things |
| evaporation | The change of state from a liquid to a gas |
| transpiration | The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms. |
| sublimation | The process in which a solid changes directly into gas |
| condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid |
| precipitation | Any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from clouds rain snow sleet and hail. |
| weather | A short term of state in the atmosphere like temperature humidity, wind percipaitation, and visiblilty |
| humidity | The tempurature and climate of an area. |
| relative humidty | The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air. |
| dew point | at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation. |
| air pressure | The measure of the pollutants in the air that is used to express how clean or polluted the air is. |
| wind | The movement of air caused by different pressure. |
| visibility | The distance at which a given standered object that can be seen and identified with the unaided eye. |
| air mass | The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface. |
| front | The boundary between air masses of different tempeature densities. |
| jet stream | A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere |
| thunderstorm | A large storm that contains some lightning |
| lightning | An electric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces, such as between a cloud and the ground two clouds between or a cloud between two parts |
| thunder | a big and loud sound during a thunderstorm and anystorm |
| hurricane | A big storm that cause billions of dollars in damage |
| storm surge | when water rises above sea levels and causes flooding |
| tornado | A big funnel that spins very fast and picks things up and causes a lot of damage |
| sinkhole | a giant hole that you sink in or can make a giant hole and make a new lake |
| wildfire | A giant fire in the forest caused by lighting |
| muckfire | a fire that burns in heathly soil |
| climate | a tempurature over a large area for long periods of time |
| latitude | a invisible straight line across the border |
| topography | the size and shape of a land |
| elevation | the height of an object above the sea level |
| surface currents | A horizontal of movement of ocean water |
Created by:
Justin Feliciano