Weather

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the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms

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dew point

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water vapor that falls and becomes solid when the temperature is below freezing

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snow

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high, white, feathery clouds that are associated with fair weather

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cirrus

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water drops that fall when the temperature is above freezing

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rain

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What can form along fronts?

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low pressure systems

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superheated air molecules move away from each other quickly, then cool off and move back together creating a sound wave

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thunder

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a person who studies and forecasts weather

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meteorologist

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Moisture condenses out of the air and falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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precipitation

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type of cumulonimbus cloud where tornadoes often form

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wall cloud

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A large body of air that has the same properties as Earth's surface over which it develops

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air mass

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factors that form weather

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air, water, and sun

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a violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land

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tornado

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thick, puffy clouds

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cumulus

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warmer air can hold (more or less) water vapor than air at lower temperature

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more

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type of front usually associated with violent storms

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cold fronts

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amount of water vapor that iar is holding compared to the amount it can hold at a specific temperature

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relative humidity

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place where hurricanes usually form

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over tropical oceans

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low, layered gray clouds that produce drizzle

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stratus

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snow that melts in the air then refreezes near the ground

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sleet

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place where cold and warm air masses meet

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front

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water that hardens around a nucleus of ice as it is lifted into the clouds, then starts falling to Earth, then lifted back into the clouds by updrafts numerous times

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hail

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line that connects points of equal temperature

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isotherm

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air that is full of water vapor

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saturated

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highest clouds found in the mesosphere and made of ice crystals

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cirrus

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the build up of positive and negative charges in the clouds

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lightning

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Why does high air pressure usually mean good weather?

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the air's sinking motion makes it difficult for air to rise and condense into clouds

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water vapor in the air

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humidity