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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
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AIR PRESSURE
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THE PUSH OF THE AIR IN ALL DIRECTIONS AGAINST ITS SUROUNDINGS
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BAROMETER
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AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES AIR PRESSURE
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HIGH PRESSURE AREA
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AN AEA OF HIGHER AIR PRESSURE THAN THAT OF THE SURROUNDING AIR; USUALLY BRINGS CLEAR DRY WEATHER
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LOW PRESSURE AREA
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AN AREA OF LOWER AIR PRESSURE THAN THAT OF THE SURROUNDING AIR; USUALLY BRINGING CLOUDY SKIES AND PRECIPITATION
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CONTRACT
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TO SHRINK OR GET SMALLER
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EXPAND
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TO BECOME LARGER AND TAKE UP MORE SPACE
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WIND DIRECTION
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THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE WIND COMES FROM
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WIND VANE
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A DEVICE SHAPED LIKE AN ARROW USED TO SHOW THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND
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WIND SOCK
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A DEVICE USED TO SHOW THE WIND DIRECTION CONSISTING OF A CLOTH BAG THAT IS OPEN AT BOTH ENDS AND HUNG ON A POLE
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ANEMOMETER
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AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED
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WIND CHILL
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THE COOLING EFFECT OF A COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND WIND
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FRICTION
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A RESISTING FORCE THAT ACTS TO SLOW DOWN THE WIND
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WATER CYCLE
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THE MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH'S WATER FROM EARTH, THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE, AND BACK IN AN ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS CYCLE
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FREEZING
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THE CHANGE OF STATE FROM LIQUID TO A SOLID
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MELTING
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THE CHANGE OF STATE FROM A SOLID TO A LIQUID
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EVAPORATION
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THE CHANGE OF LIQUID WATER INTO WATER VAPOR
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CONDENSATION
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THE CHANGE OF WATER VAPOR INTO LIQUID WATER
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CLOUD
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A MASS OF TINY DROPLETS OF WATER THAT CONDENSED FROM THE AIR
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FOG
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A CLOUD THAT TOUCHES EARTH'S SURFACE
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PRECIPITATION
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ANY FORM OF WATER THAT FALLS FROM CLOUDS TO EARTH'S SURFACE; RAIN,SNOW,SLEET,AND HAIL
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SNOW
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A SOLID FORM OF PRECIPITATION MADE OF ICE CRYSTALS
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RAIN
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WATER DROPS THAT ARE LARGER AND FALL FASTER THAN DRIZZLE
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SLEET
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PARTIALLY FROZEN RAIN
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HAIL
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PARTICLES OF ICE THAT FALL FROM THE SKY, USUALLY RANGING FROM THE SIZE OF A PEA TO THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL
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RAIN GAUGE
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A DEVICE FOR MEASURING PRECIPITATION
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DEW
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WATER THAT HAS CONDENSED INTO OBJECTS NEAR THE GROUND
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FROST
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COVERING OF ICE RESULTING FROM CONDENSATION WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING
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HUMIDITY
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THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE, COMPARED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE AIR COULD HOLD AT THAT TEMPERATURE
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HEAT INDEX
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THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY
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