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31 Cards in this Set
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water cycle |
how water moves around our atmosphere and land, as well as oceans |
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evaporation |
heat water rising into the atmosphere |
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condensation |
water cools and becomes a liquid |
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humidity |
the amount of water in the air |
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relative humidity |
the amount of water in the air compared to that needed to staurate the air |
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psychrometer |
a instrument for measuring humidity |
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dew point |
the point in temperature and humidity where dew forms. |
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cirrus |
high wispy clouds the indicate fair weather |
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cumumlos |
light fluffy clouds |
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status |
low flat clouds |
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precipitation |
water from the atmosphere to the land |
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rain guage |
a tool for measuring waterfall |
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flood |
water over land where there usually isent any |
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drought |
a time when there is not much rainfall |
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air mass |
air determined by amount of air and humitity |
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tropical |
wet and mild climate |
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contenital |
having to do with land |
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jet stream |
high winds 10 miles above earth |
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cyclone
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air moving in a circle |
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anticyclone |
air with high pressure at its center causing air to swirl |
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storm |
a distibance in the atmosphere |
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blizzard |
a strom with high speed wind and snow |
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thunderstorm |
a storm with rain and lightning |
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hurricane |
a storm with very high winds that roates and forms over an ocean |
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storm surge |
the water dome that rises when a hurrican hits land |
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tornado |
a spinning coud of wind caused by the meating of hot and cold air |
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evatcuate |
to leave for a short period of time |
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metorogligst |
a person who studies weather |
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isobar |
places with the same atmospheric pressure |
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isotherm |
places with the same temprature |
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front |
a place where hot and cold air meet |
