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watching the weather

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a scientist who studies weather   show
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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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show tilt  
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an imaginary line circling the earth midway between the North and South poles   show
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the reason why winds are produced   show
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show lighter  
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show 1,000  
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the amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature   show
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show dew point  
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the process in which water vapor leaves the air and changes into liquid water   show
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show dew  
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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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show warm front  
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cold air pushing warm air   show
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puffy, bulgy cloud, occur in good weather   show
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layer or flat clouds, low blanket or sheet, are a sign that rain is approaching   show
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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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show nimbus  
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an ice crystal in a cloud that becomes too heavy, falls, melts, and lands on the earth as liquid water   show
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show wet snow  
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falls when the temperature of air is well below freezing does not melt and stick together to form large, wet snowflakes   show
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show sleet  
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falling ice crystals melt, hit the earth as liquid rain, but refreeze as soon as they land   show
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another name for a cumulonimbus cloud which produces a thunderstorm   show
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show hail  
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show lightning  
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show lightning  
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show step leader  
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show thunder  
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show sheet lightning  
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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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