weather
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tropsophere | the lowest layer of the atmosphere where most water is found and most clouds form
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thermometer | a tool used to measure temperature
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barometer | an instrument that is used to measure air pressure and predict changes in the weather
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rain gauge | an instrument for measuring rainfall
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hygrometer | an instrument for measuring the amount of moisture in the air
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wind vane | a weather instrument used to determine the direction of the wind blowing
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anemometer | an instrument for measuring the force or speed of the wind
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high-pressure area | a mass of cold air
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low-pressure area | a mass of warm air
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water vapor | gas or moisture floating in the air;steam
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fog | fine particles of water floating in the atmosphere near the ground
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meteroligist | a person who studies,reports and forcasts weather conditions
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updrafts | an upward current of warm air,moist air
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wind | the horizontal movement of air
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atmosphere | the layer of air that surrounds earth
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air pressure | the weight of air
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humitidy | a measure of the amount of water in the air
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preciptation | any force of water that falls from clouds 'such as rain
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evaporation | the process by wich the liquid changes into gas
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condensation | the process by wich a gas changes into a liquid
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local winds |
the winds dependent upon local change
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prevailing winds | the global winds that blow constantly from the same dirrection
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air mass | a large body of air that has nearly the same tempurture and humidity throughout
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front | the boundary between air masses
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climate | the average of all weather conditons through all weather conditions
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microclimate | the climate of a small area
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EL Nino | a short-term climate change
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greenhouse affect | the process by wich the earths atomsphere absorbs heat
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global warming | the hypotheiezed rise in earths average temperture
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