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Weather - Page 2
Weather vocab - page 2
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6th Grade
03/25/2009

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Term
clouds
Definition
large collections of water droplets in the atmosphere
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condensation
Definition
the process through which gas (water vapor) turns into a liquid
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evaporation
Definition
the process through which liquid becomes a gas (water vapor)
Term
humidity
Definition
the amount of water vapor in the air
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water cycle
Definition
the movement of water from one state to another
Term
water vapor
Definition
water in a gaseous state
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groundwater
Definition
water found beneath the earth’s surface
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exosphere
Definition
the uppermost layer of the earth’s atmosphere
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mesosphere
Definition
the layer of earth’s atmosphere where the temperature decreases in altitude (between stratosphere and thermosphere)
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stratosphere
Definition
the layer of earth’s atmosphere where the temperature increases with altitude (above mesosphere)
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thermosphere
Definition
the layer of earth’s atmosphere where the temperature increases with altitude (above mesosphere)
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troposphere
Definition
the lowest layer of earth’s atmosphere where people live and most weather occurs
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