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Weather & Climate
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evaporation | the change of stat from a liquid to a gas |
| transpiration | the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata |
| sublimaton | the process in witch a solid changes into a gas |
| condensation | the change of state from gas to a liquid |
| precipation | any form of water that falls to Earth's surface |
| weather | the short term of atmosphere |
| humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| relitave | the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air |
| dew point | at constant pressure and water the tempature in which condensation equals the rate of evaporation |
| air pressure | the measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface |
| wind | the movement of air caused by air pressure |
| visibility | the distance of which a given stamdard object can be seen and identified with the naked eye |
| air mass | the large body of air throughout which which tempature and moisture content are smaller |
| front | the boundary between air masses of different densites and usually different tempatures |
| jet stream | a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere |
| thunder storm | a usually brief heavy storm that consits of rain strong winds lightning and thunder |
| lightning | and electric discharge that takes place between two oppositley3 charged surfaces |
| thunder | the sound caused by rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike |
| hurricane | a severe storm that forms over tropical oceans |
| storm surge | a local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a storm |
| tornado | a destructive rotating column of air |
| sink hole | a circular depression that forms when rock dissolves when overlaying sediment fills and existing cavity or when the roof of an under ground cavern or mine collapses |
| wildfire | an unplanned fire in land that is undeveloped |
| muck fire | a fire that burns organic material in the soil |
| climate | the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time |
| latitude | tha angular distance north or south of the equator |
| topography | the size and shape of the land surface of a region |
| elevation | the height of an object above sea level |
| surface current | a horizantal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind |
| water cycle | the continus movement between water between the atmosphere |
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