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Science Vocab 5.0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weather | the atmospheric conditions along with short term changes, of a certain place at a certain time |
| Air pressure | the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or a surface below it |
| Humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| Relative humidity | the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature |
| Dew point | tempurature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant |
| precipitation | water, in liquid form that falls from the atmosphere |
| water cycle | the series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere |
| high pressure system | A large body of circukating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system |