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define the word wind
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the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
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define the word wind vane
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wind vane points in the direction the wind is blowing |
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define the word anemometer
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an instrument used to measure the wind speed |
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define the word precipitation
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any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earths surfaces |
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define the word greenhouse effect
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the process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by gases that form a blanket around earth |
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define the word convection
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the transfer of thermal energy by a movement of a fluid |
