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climate
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the usual weather in a place; what the weather is like most of the time
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weather
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the condition of the air on a given day
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air pressure
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the weight of the air pressing on everything in the environment; high pressure = high grades = good weather; low pressure = low grades = bad weather
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humidity
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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air mass
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a large pocket of air with the same humidity and temperature
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front
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the place where one air mass meets another air mass; there are two types of fronts (hot & cold); a change in weather will occur
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cloud
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condensed water vapor in the atmosphere; there are different types of clouds
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evaporation
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the process by which a liquid becomes a gas; usually caused by energy from the sun
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condensation
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the process by which a gas cools and becomes a liquid
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precipitation
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water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail
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