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15 Cards in this Set
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A description of the current atnosphere
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weather
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humidity?
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Amount of water vapor in the air
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Forms when air rises, expands then cools causing water vapor droplets
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Clouds
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Measure of amount of water vapor present in air compared to amount it can hold
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Relative humidity
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Factors that effect weather
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Water, temperature, air pressure
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When hair can't hold any more moisture
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Because more water vapor in air
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Wind?
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Air moving from high pressure to low
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Measure of average molecules determining how hot or cold
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Temp
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When cloud droplets grow large enough they fall to the groud
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Precipitation
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What role does evaporation play in water cycle
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Moves from earth surface into the atmosphere
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A large body of air that has the same properties as earths surface over which it develops
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Air mass
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Forecasts the weather using data
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Meteorologists
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When conditions are good for a storm
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Watch
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When the storm is present of seen
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Warning
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You've been outside playing basketball on a hot day your sweat will evaporate
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Not at all
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