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18 Cards in this Set
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precipitation
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any form of water that falls and reaches the earth's surface
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humidity
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the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air.
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transpiration
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process of water movement through a plant and It's evaporation.
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relative humidity
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the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature.
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climate
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the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds,and clouds in the area
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dew point
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the temperature at Which condensation begins
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rain shadow
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a region in the Lee of the mountains that receives less rain fall than the region windward of the mountains
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station models
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a short hand way of representing weather in a location
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air pressure
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the pressure caused by the weight by a column of air pushing down on an area.
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specific heat
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a given material relates the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a defined quantity.
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fronts
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the boundary where unlike air masses meet but do Not mix
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evaporation
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the process by Which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor
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isobars
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a line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure
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barometric pressure
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is the force per unit area exerted on a surface by the weight of air above that surface.
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air masses
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a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout.
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condensation
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the process by Which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water.
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isotherms
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a line on a weather map that joins two places together that have the same temperature
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water cycle
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the continual movement of water among earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
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