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10 Cards in this Set
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Wind
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the movement of air parrallel to the Earth's Surface.
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Anemometer
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Measures wind speed.
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Windchill factor
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The increase cooling that a wind can cause.
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sea breeze
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A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
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Coriolis effect
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The way earth's rotation makes wind curve.
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Evaporation
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the process by which molecules of liquid water escape intothe air after becoming water vapor.
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Humidity
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a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
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Psychrometer
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an instrument that measures relative humidity
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Condensation
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the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water
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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 air can hold.
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