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23 Cards in this Set
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Condensation
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changing of a gas to a liquid
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Conservation
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the wise management and use of natural resources
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Evaporation
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changing of a liquid to a gas
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Pollution
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the adding of harmful substances to the water, air, or land
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Precipitation
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water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground
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Water Cycle
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the movement of water between Earths surface and the atmosphere
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Air Pressure
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the force put on a given area by the weight of air above it
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Global Circulation
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the pattern of the Earths major surface winds
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Greenhouse Effect
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the natural process by which Earths atmosphere absorbs heat
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Jet Stream
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a strong band of wind at high altitudes
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Ozone
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a layer of gas in the atmosphere that screens out most of the suns ultraviolet rays
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Troposphere
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the layer of atmosphere closest to Earths surface
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Particles
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very small pieces
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Force
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a push or a pull
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Process
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an action or a group of actions that get a certian result
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Air Mass
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a large reagion of the atmosphere in which the air has similar properties throughout
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Climate
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the average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time
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Front
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a boundary between air masses with different tempertures
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Hurricane
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a large, swirling, low pressure storm that forms over warm ocean water
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Tornado
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a violent, whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path
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Weather
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what the lower atmosphere is like at any given place and time
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Pressure
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force placed on an object
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Region
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a part of a larger thing
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