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74 Cards in this Set
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Definition
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Evaporation
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Changing of a liquid to a gas
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Transpiration
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Process by which plants give off water vapor
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humidity
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Amount of water vapor in the air.
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Capacity
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Amount of material something can hold.
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Saturated
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Filled to capacity.
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specific humidity
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Actual amount of water in the air.
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Relative Humidity
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amount of water vapor in air copared with its capacity of relative humidity
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Condensation
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changing of a gas to a liquid.
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Dew Point
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temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation.
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frost
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Ice formed from condensation below the freezing point in water.
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Cirrus
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light feathery cloud
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Cumulus
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big puffy cloud
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Stratus
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sheetlike cloud that forms layers across the sky.
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precipitation
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Water that falls to Earth from the atmosphere.
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Rain gauge
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device used to measure rainfall
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Air mass
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large volume of air with about the same temperature and amount moisture
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Polar air mass
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air mass that forms over cold regions
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tropical air mass
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Air mass that forms over warm regions.
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Front
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boundary between air masses of different densities.
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Definition
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and volume
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Atmosphere
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Envelope of gases surrounding earth
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Cellular Respiration
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Process by which a cell releases energy from food molecules
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Troposphere
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Lowest layer of the atmosphere
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Stratosphere
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Second layer of the atmosphere
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Mesosphere
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Third layer of the atmosphere
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Thermosphere
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Upper layer of the atmosphere
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Radiant energy
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Energy given off by the sun that can travel through empty space
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Radiation
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Movement of the suns energy through empty space
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Conduction
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Transfer of heat through matter by direct contact
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Convection
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Transfer of heat within a liquid or a gas
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Newton
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Metric unit of force
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Pressure
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Amount of force per unit of area
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Barometer
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Instrument used to measure air pressure
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Wind
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Horizontal movement of air
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Air current
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Up and down movement of air
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Monsoon
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Wind that changes direction with the seasons
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Word
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Definition
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and volume
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Atmosphere
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Envelope of gases surrounding earth
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Cellular Respiration
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Process by which a cell releases energy from food molecules
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Troposphere
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Lowest layer of the atmosphere
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Stratosphere
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Second layer of the atmosphere
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Mesosphere
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Third layer of the atmosphere
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Thermosphere
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Upper layer of the atmosphere
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Radiant energy
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Energy given off by the sun that can travel through empty space
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Radiation
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Movement of the suns energy through empty space
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Conduction
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Transfer of heat through matter by direct contact
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Convection
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Transfer of heat within a liquid or a gas
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Newton
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Metric unit of force
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Pressure
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Amount of force per unit of area
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Barometer
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Instrument used to measure air pressure
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Wind
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Horizontal movement of air
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Air current
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Up and down movement of air
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Monsoon
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Wind that changes direction with the seasons
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Word
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Definition
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Matter
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Anything that has mass and volume
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Atmosphere
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Envelope of gases surrounding earth
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Cellular Respiration
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Process by which a cell releases energy from food molecules
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Troposphere
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Lowest layer of the atmosphere
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Stratosphere
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Second layer of the atmosphere
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Mesosphere
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Third layer of the atmosphere
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Thermosphere
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Upper layer of the atmosphere
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Radiant energy
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Energy given off by the sun that can travel through empty space
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Radiation
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Movement of the suns energy through empty space
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Conduction
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Transfer of heat through matter by direct contact
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Convection
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Transfer of heat within a liquid or a gas
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Newton
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Metric unit of force
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Pressure
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Amount of force per unit of area
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Barometer
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Instrument used to measure air pressure
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Wind
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Horizontal movement of air
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Air current
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Up and down movement of air
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Monsoon
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Wind that changes direction with the seasons
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