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20 Cards in this Set
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air pressure
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The weight of the atmostphere pressing down on Earth.
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atmosphere
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1. the gases around the Earth
2. The air surrounding the Earth. |
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audience
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The group of people for who the piece is written
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condensation
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1. The change in a state of matter from a gas to a liquid.
2. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid-state. 3. the process where water is changed from vapor to a liquid |
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descriptive language
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describing words that provide readers with more details
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evaporation
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1. The change in a state of matter from a liquid to a gas.
2. The change of a liquid into a vapor. 3. the process where water is changed from a liquid state to a gaseous state or water vapor |
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expository writing
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the writer gives information, explains why or how, or clarifies a concept
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fact
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1. A concept whose truth can be proved. "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
2. something real that can be proved true |
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high-pressure
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When cool air puts more pressure on the earth.
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hurricane
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A violent, whirling storm with sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or greater and usually very heavy rain. This storm system has an eye at its center, where the weather is calm and pleasant.
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lightning
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An electrical flash in the sky that is produced in thunderstorm clouds.
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low-pressure
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When warm air puts less pressure on the earth because the warm air is less dense than cool air.
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main idea
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the most important idea of a paragraph, section or whole piece of writing
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meteorologist
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A person who studies the Earth's atmosphere, especially its patterns of climate and weather.
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plagiarism
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A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work.
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precipitation
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Any and all forms of water, such as rain, snow, or hail, which falls from clouds and reaches the ground.
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snow
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1. White ice crystals that form when water vapor freezes in the air.
2. Flakes of frozen water or ice crystals that fall from clouds. It's fun to play in this! |
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topic sentence
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the sentence that tells the main idea of the paragraph
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tornado
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a dangerous windstorm produced by a funnel-shaped cloud with winds of up to 300 miles an hour.
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water cycle
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1. way water moves from the air to land and back again
2. is the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. |