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16 Cards in this Set
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weather vane
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shows the direction from which the wind is blowing
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erosion
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the weathering away of the Earth's crust from water, wind or ice
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weather
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what is happening outside right now
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precipitation
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moisture falling from the sky in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail
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freezing point
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32 degrees Farenheit
0 degrees Celsius |
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Celsius Scale
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invented to make temperature measurement easier, but it just hasn't caught on in the United States
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Fahrenheit Scale
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measures the temperature
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Climate
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weather over a long period of time
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tornado
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violent storms or squalls formed out of thunderstorms and dust storms. Also called twisters or cyclones.
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hurricane
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when a wind force of more than 75 MPH forms over warm water from the meeting of high and low pressure fronts
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volcanos
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the opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock and gases under great pressure push upward to escape
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boiling point
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212 degrees fahrenheit
100 degrees Celsius |
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weather pattern
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shows what the weather probably will do according to the past records
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water cycle
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the process of continuous evaporation, condensation and precipitation
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water vapor
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the process of water changing into a gas that is formed through evaporation
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thermometer
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an instrument for measuring temperature
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