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DDMS 7th grade - Chapter 3, sec. 2-4

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Temperature   The measure of the average amount of energy in the particles of a substance  
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Thermometer   An instrument used for measuring temperature  
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Conduction   The transfer of thermal energy through two substances touching  
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Convection   The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid  
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Convection Currents   The upward movement of warmer fluid and the downward movement of a cooler fluid creating a circular motion  
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Wind   The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure  
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Anemometer   An instrument used to measure wind speed  
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Sea Breeze   A local wind that blows from the water to the land  
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Land Breeze   A local wind that blows from the land to the water  
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Jet Stream   Bands of high speed wind that occur about 10 Km above the Earth's Surface  
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Relative Humidity   The percentage of water vapor in the air, compared to the maximum amount that it can hold at a certain temperature  
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Psychrometer   An instrument used to measure the relative humidity  
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condensation   The process of the water vapor in the air becoming a liquid  
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Dew Point   The temperature at which condensation begins  
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Cirrus   Wispy, feathery looking clouds, that form at high levels in the atmosphere  
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Cumulus   Fluffy, round-looking clouds, that form less than 2 km from the ground  
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Stratus   Clouds that form in thin, flat layers  
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Precipitation   Any form of water that falls from the clouds and reaches the Earth's Surface  
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Rain Gauge   An instrument used to measure precipitation  
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Radiation   The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves  
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