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weather test
weather test
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3rd Grade
04/13/2014

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What is weather?
Definition
what is going on outside in a particular place at a particular time
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what is a climate?
Definition
a place's pattern of weather over a long period
Term
What are the 3 factors that create weather?
Definition

the heat from the sun, the air and the water.

the heat from the sun unevenly heats the ground, the hot air rises from the ground, the cool air replaces the hot air.

Term
what is the water cycle
Definition

evaporation-the sun heats water on the ground as it turns in to water vapor

condensation-the water vapor cools as it rises and changes back in to liquid droplets in clouds

precipitation-growing water droplets in growing clouds fall to the ground as rain, sleet, snow or ect.

Term
what are 4 types of extreme weather?
Definition
Thunderstorms, blizzards, tornados and hurricanes
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Equator
Definition
the imaganary line around the middle of the earth & the hottest part of earth
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atmosphere
Definition
the blanket of air that surrounds earth and lies between its land or oceans and outer space
Term
meteoroligist
Definition
a scientist who studies weather
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humidity
Definition
the amount of watervapor in the air
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