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11 Cards in this Set
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precipitation
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process where water (in any form) falls from atmosphere to Earth's surface
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condensation
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process by which water vapor changes back into a liquid, water
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transpiration
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process by which water vapor from plants or trees evaporates
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evaporation
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process by which water turns into a gas, water vapor
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aneroid barometer
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-has a metal chamber
-when increased air pressure, chamber walls are pushed in -DON'T contain LIQUID |
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mercury barometer
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-first barometer invented
-there is a tube of mercury in a bowl and when the air pressure increases, level on mercury tube also increases |
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psychrometer
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-meaures relative humidity
-has wet and dry bulb thermometers -look at dry bulb temp., then take difference between dry and wet and see then what the RH is |
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barometric pressure
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amount of pressure in the air
*high BP means it is fair weather *low BP means that a storm is coming |
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dew point
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temperature at which water vapor will start to condense
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relative humidity
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amount of moisture currently in air compared to amount of moisture air can hold
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humdity
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amount of moisture in the air
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