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Weather Unit

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hurricane   Huge, swirling storm with winds at or above 73 miles per hour  
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forecast   To predict a future event  
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water vapor   Water when it is in a gas state instead of liquid or ice.  
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troposphere   The lowest region of the atmosphere which starts at the Earth's surface.  
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humidity   Represents the amount of water vapor in the air.  
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tornado   Funnel Shaped cloud with wind speeds up to 300 miles that is created when air moves upward in a thunderhead  
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runoff   If precipitation falls on land surfaces, it attempts to return to the ocean or lakes  
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meteorologist   Scientist who studies and tracks weather  
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front   Boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures. This usually results in a change of weather  
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condensation   This happens in the air as water vapor changes back to droplets of water and clouds form.  
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evaporation   Liquid water on Earth becomes a gas, called water vapor through this process.  
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precipitation   Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.  
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