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| a weather instrument that measures air pressure |
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| the part of the water cycle after precipitation when water flows over land into lakes, streams, and ponds |
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| occurs when cool air moves from the ocean to the beach during the day |
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| what meterologists depend on to predict or forecast an approaching storm |
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| when liquid water turns into a gas |
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| the global winds that are responsbile for moving warm and cold air masses that enter into North Carolina |
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| a weather instrument that measures the amount of rainfall |
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| where climate conditions cause hurricanes to become larger and more powerful |
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| the stage of the water cycle when clouds form |
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| clouds that are made out of ice |
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| the weather condition that is the result of two air masses with large differences in air pressure near one another |
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| the factor that is most helpful in determining where a thunderstorm is coming from and where it may go |
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| occurs when cool air moves from the beach toward the ocean during the night |
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| the part of the water cycle where water falls to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow |
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| how air masses that form over the Gulf of Mexico can be best described |
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| the pattern of weather of an area over a long period of time |
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| a dry, desert-like area on the leeward side of the mountain that hardly gets any rain |
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| white, puffy clouds that show up on sunny days |
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| a weather instrument that measures air temperature |
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| the bending of global winds caused by the rotation of the Earth |
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| a gray cloud that looks like a blanket and might cause light drizzle |
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| caused by air sinking to the earth |
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| a large anvil-shaped cloud that causes huge thunderstorms |
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| condensation that forms on the ground during the cool part of the morning |
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