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Water Cycle | movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and even living things.
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Evaporation | Water turning into water vapor.
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Transpiration | Plants release water into the environment through their leaves.
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Sublimation | When solid water turns directly into vapor.
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Condensation | The change of water from a gas to a liquid.
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Precipitation | Any form of water that falls to Earth.
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Weather | the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time and place.
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Humidity | Amount of water vapor in the air.
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Relative Humidity | Amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.
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Air Pressure | The force of air molecules pushing on an area.
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Wind | movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
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Air mass | a large volume of air in which temperature and moisture content are nearly the same throughout.
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Front | A boundary of air that forms between 2 air masses.
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Jet Stream | long distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers.
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Thunderstorm | an intense local storm that forms strong winds and heavy rain along with lightning, thunder, and hail.
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Lightning | an electric discharge charged that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area.
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Thunder | the sound created by the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike
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Hurricane | a tropical low pressure system with winds blowing at speed of 74 mi/h or more.
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Storm Surge | When a hurricane moves into a coastal area, it pushes huge amounts of the ocean onto land.
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