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Weather
Weather Vocabulary
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Science
5th Grade
10/06/2015

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Term
air
Definition
the part of the atmosphere closest to Earth; the part of the atmosphere that organisms on Earth use for respiration
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air pressure
Definition
the force that air puts on an area
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atmosphere
Definition
layers of gas that surround a planet
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barometer
Definition
a tool used to measure air pressure
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circulate
Definition
to move around
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climate
Definition
the average weather conditions in an area
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condense
Definition
to turn from a gas into a liquid
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cloud
Definition
a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
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degree
Definition
a unit of measurement of temperature
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dew point
Definition
the temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water
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evaporation
Definition
the process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas
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flood
Definition
a situation in which water has flowed over the edges of a river
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forecast
Definition
to analyze weather data and make an educated guess about weather in the future; a prediction about what the weather will be like in the future based on weather data
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front
Definition
the boundary between two masses of air with different properties
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global warming
Definition
the slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climatic change
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humidity
Definition
the measure of how much water vapor is in the air
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meteorology
Definition
the study of patterns of weather
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