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| the condition of the atmosphereat a particular time and place. |
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| the continuous movement of water from water sources into the air, onto landinto and over the ground. |
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| the amount of water vapor or moisture in the air |
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The amount of moisture in the air
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| the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
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| the temperature to which air must cool to be completley saturated |
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| a collection of millions of crystals |
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| solid or liquid water that falls from the air too the earth. |
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| a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture throughout. |
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| the boundary that forms between two different air masses |
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| small, intense, weather systems that produce strong winds heavy rain and lightning; thunder |
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| the electrical discharce that occurs between two oppositly charged surfaces |
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| the sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike |
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| a small rotqating collection of hot and cold winds moving rapidly |
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| a large rotating tropical weather system with speeds at least 119 km/h |
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| a tool used to measure air temperature |
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| an instrument used to measure air pressure |
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| a device used to measure wind direction |
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| a device used to measure wind direction |
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| a device used to measure wind speed |
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| lines that connect points of equal air pressure |
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