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| THE CONDITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT A GIVEN PLACE AND TIME |
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| weather conditions in an area averaged over a long period of time. |
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| the measure of heat in the atmosphere. |
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| the process of sunlight being changed into heat energy and then being trapped on the earths surface by the atmosphere. |
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| the measurement of the force exerted by air. |
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| persistent winds that blow from the same direction. |
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| winds that blow from the Subtropical high pressure zones to the Equatorial low pressure zone. |
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| the calm area with no prevailing winds along the Equator. |
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| West to East winds that blow from the Subtropical high pressure zones to the Sub-polar low pressure zones. |
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| when two air masses with very different temperatures and amounts of moisture meet. |
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| the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas. |
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| land areas that become flooded for at least part of the year |
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| the amount of water vapor in the air. |
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| the first and smallest streams to form from the runoff from hills and mountains |
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| process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid |
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| water droplets that fall from the sky. |
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| small stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
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| four forms of Precipation |
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| violent, revolving tropical storms that form over warm ocean waters. |
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| where ground water flows between the rock layers |
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| What percent of the earth's surface is covered with water? |
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| the watering of land through pipes, ditches and canals |
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| storms in the form of small, twisting, spirals of air. |
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| where a river meets an inlet of the sea |
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| evaporation, condensation and precipitation |
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| 3 main steps in hydrologic cycle |
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| height on the earths surface above or below sea level. |
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| How much of our body is made up of water? |
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| a source of power produced when water is stored behind dams and drives engines |
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| a wind system in which winds completely reverse directions and bring wet and dry seasons. |
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| the condition of frozen water that remains frozen throughout the year. |
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