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Weather Vocab
Weather Vocabulary Words
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6th Grade
08/28/2013

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Term
Air Mass
Definition
A large body of air that has the same characteristics of temperature and moisture content as the part of the Earth’s surface over which it formed.
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Air Pressure
Definition
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere.
Term
Climate
Definition
The average weather pattern in an area over a long period of time.
Term
Dew Point
Definition
The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms.
(Ex. Dew on the grass in the morning)
Term
Fog
Definition
A stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground.
Term
Front
Definition
The boundary between two air masses with different temperatures, density, or moisture. It can be cold, warm, occluded, and stationary.
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Humidity
Definition
The amount of water vapor held in the air.
Term
Relative Humidity
Definition
The measure of the amount of moisture held in the air compared with the amount it can hold at a given temperature.
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Temperature
Definition
A measure of the average amount of motion of molecules.
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Weather
Definition
The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, determined by factors including air pressure, amount of moisture in the air, temperature, wind, and precipitation.
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