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25 Cards in this Set
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Density
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The property of matter that compares the amount of matter (mass) to the space taken up by the matter (volume).
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Buoyancy
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The ability of matter to float in a liquid or gas
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Liquid
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matter that has a definite shape in its container and takes up definite shape
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Humidity
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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Weather
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The combination of the sun, clouds, wind, rain, humidity, heat, cold, etc.. in a certain point in time
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Volume
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the amount of space matter takes up
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Forecast
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A prediction of weather conditions for future days
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Solid
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matter that has definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space
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Meteorologist
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a person who study the weather
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Atmosphere
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the layer of air that surrounds the Earth
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Gas
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matter that has no definite shape and takes up no definite shape
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Cumulus
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a puffy white cloud caused by rising warm air and signals fair weather
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Rain Gauge
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a tool used to collect and measure the amount of rain flow
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Wind Vane
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a tool used to measure wind direction
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Thermometer
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a tool used to measure the temperature
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Anemometer
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a tool used to measure wind speed
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Hygrometer
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a tool used to measure humidity
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Barometer
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a tool used to measure air pressure
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Cumulonimbus
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fast rising clouds with a spreading top that usually means several thunderstorms and strong winds
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Stratus
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gray sheet-like layer of clouds across the sky that usually means longer lasting rain or snow
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Solubility
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a measure of the amount of a material that will dissolve in another material
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Solution
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a mixture in which the particles of different matter are mixed evenly with each other
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Matter
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anything that has mass and takes up space
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Mass
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the amount of matter in an object
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Cirrus
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a type of high level cloud that is thin and wispy like curls of hair, found in fair weather
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