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33 Cards in this Set
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temperature
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How hot or cold something is; a measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance.
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thermal energy
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The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
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thermometer
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An instrument used to measure temperature.
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heat
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The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
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convection
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The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.
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conduction
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The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another.
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convection currents
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The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cold air form these
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3 ways heat is transferred
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conduction, convection, and radiation
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water cycle
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the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again
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evaporation
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the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
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condensation
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the change of state from a gas to a liquid
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runoff
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water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
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precipitation
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any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail
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transpiration
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process where water is given off through the leaves of a plant as water vapor
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monsoons
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sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons
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tropical zone
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area near the equator, between about 23.5 north latitiude and 23.5 south latitiude
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polar zone
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area located near the North and South poles, 66.5 to 90 north and 66.5 ti 90 south latitudes
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temperate zone
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area between the polar and tropical zones, located between 23.5 to 66.5 north and 23.5 to 66.5 south latitudes
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leeward
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downwind, direction in which the wind is blowing
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windward
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side the wind hit, direction from which the wind blows
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air pressure
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result of the weight of a comlumn of air pushing on an area
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density
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amount of mass in a given volume of air
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barometer
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instrument that is used to measure air pressure
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aneroid barometer
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air tight metal chamber used to measure air pressure
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mercury barometer
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tube open on one end and placed in a dish of mercury, used to measure air pressure
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altitude
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elevation, the distance above sea level
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relative humidity
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the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature
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humidity
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measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
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psychrometer
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instrument used to measure relative humidity
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wind
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the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface
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local winds
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winds that blow over short distances, unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area causes these
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windchill factor
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increased cooling caused by a wind
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anemometer
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instrument used to measure wind speed
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