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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