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21 Cards in this Set
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Evaporation
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The act of heat turning liquid water into vapor (gas) and rising in the air
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Condensation
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The cooling of water vapor, which changes it back into a liquid. This creates clouds.
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Run-Off
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Rain that is not soaked up by the soil that runs into larger bodies of water
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Water Cycle
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The movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the ocean
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Air Pressure
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The weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the Earth
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CLimate
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The pattern of weather an area experiences over many years
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Humidity
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The amount of water vapor in the air
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Cumulus Clouds
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Puffy clouds that indicate fair weather
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Cirrus Clouds
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Clouds that form high in the atmosphere and are made of mostly ice crystals
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Status Clouds
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Low clouds that cover the sky and indicate moderate rain or snowfall
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Thermometer
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Measures temperature
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Barometer
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Measures air pressure
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Rain Gauge
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Measures the amount of rain that has fallen
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Hygrometer
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Measures humidity
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Anemometer
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Measures wind speed
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Troposphere
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The only layer of the atmosphere that supports life. Most weather takes place in this layer.
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We live in the
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Troposphere
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Stratosphere
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Layer located directly above the Troposphere
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Mesosphere
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Layer located directly above the Stratosphere
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Thermosphere
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Outermost layer of the atmosphere
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The four stages of the water cycle are...
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evaporation, condensation, and precipitiaton
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