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watching the weather

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show meteorologist  
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basic cause of all weather   show
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show from the ground  
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show axis  
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reason for the earth's seasons   show
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an imaginary line circling the earth midway between the North and South poles   show
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show temperature differences found on the earth  
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warm air is ____________ that cooler air   show
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how fast the earth travels per hour to keep up with a 24 hr. day schedule   show
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the amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature   show
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the lowest possible temperature at which air is able to hold all of its water vapor   show
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the process in which water vapor leaves the air and changes into liquid water   show
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water vapor that condenses to form liquid water on the ground   show
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water vapor that condenses and forms frozen water on the ground   show
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single large unit of air with uniform temperatures and humidity characteristics is called a ____________   show
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show front  
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warm air pushing cold air   show
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cold air pushing warm air   show
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show cumulus  
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show stratus  
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wisp or curl, occur at very top of atmosphere, made of very small ice crystals   show
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ground level cloud   show
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term used to describe a cloud from which rain is falling   show
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show rain  
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falling ice crystals that melt slightly, stick, and freeze together into snowflakes   show
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show dry snow  
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falling ice crystals that melt into raindrops, then refreeze and land on earth as tiny pieces of ice   show
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show freezing rain  
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show thunderhead  
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small pieces of ice is tossed up and down inside a cloud, forming several layers of ice, until it is too heavy and falls to the ground   show
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produced by very tall clouds such as cumulonimbus   show
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show lightning  
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show step leader  
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show thunder  
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lightning bolts that don't touch ground, stay inside cloud, bright flash   show
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type of storm that packs most destructive power into the smallest space   show
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calm region of extremely low air pressure   show
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occurs when a tornado has been spotted   show
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row of cumulonimbus thunderheads that builds up to form a ___________ line   show
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