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weather and cilmate

unit 10

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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 gas.
transpiration the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of the water vapor into the air by other organisms.
sublimation the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas.
condesnation the change of state from a gas to a liquid.
preeipitation any form of water that falls to earth 's surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet , and hail.
weather the short -term state of the atmosphere , including temperature , humidity precipitation , wind and visibility.
humidity the amount of water vapor in the air.
relative humidity the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation at a given temperature.
dew point at constant pressure and water vapor content , the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation.
air pressure the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
wind the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
visibility the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye
air mass a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar.
front the boundary between air masses or different densities and usually different temperatures.
jet stream a norrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere.
thunderstrom a usually brief, heavy Storm that consists of rain , strong winds , lighting , and thunder.
lighting an electric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces, such as between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two parts of the same cloud.
thund the sound caused by the rapid expandtion of air along an electrical strike .
hurricane a severe Storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 119 km/h spiral in toward the intensely
 

 



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