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