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| state of the atmosphere at a specfic time and place |
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| amount of water vapor in the air |
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| the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation |
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| The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms |
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| when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground this forms |
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| water falling from the clouds |
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| precipittion in the form of lumps of ice |
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| a large body of air that has similar properties to parts of the Earth's surface. |
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| a boundry between two air masses of different density, moisture or temperature. |
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| violently rotating columm of air in contact with the ground. |
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| a large, swirling, low pressure system that forms over the Atlantic ocean |
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| a winter storm if the winds are 56 mph and rhe temperature is low |
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| a person who studies the weather |
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| a map that shows the weather conditions at a specific location on Earth. |
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| a line that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure |
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| a line drawn to connect points of equal atmosphereic pressure |
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| averge speed of a tornado |
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| averge direction of a tornado |
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| time of day where most torados occur |
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| stronest recorded tornado winds |
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