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| what is going on outside in a particular place at a particular time |
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| a place's pattern of weather over a long period |
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| What are the 3 factors that create weather? |
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the heat from the sun, the air and the water.
the heat from the sun unevenly heats the ground, the hot air rises from the ground, the cool air replaces the hot air.
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evaporation-the sun heats water on the ground as it turns in to water vapor
condensation-the water vapor cools as it rises and changes back in to liquid droplets in clouds
precipitation-growing water droplets in growing clouds fall to the ground as rain, sleet, snow or ect.
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| what are 4 types of extreme weather? |
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| Thunderstorms, blizzards, tornados and hurricanes |
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| the imaganary line around the middle of the earth & the hottest part of earth |
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| the blanket of air that surrounds earth and lies between its land or oceans and outer space |
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| a scientist who studies weather |
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| the amount of watervapor in the air |
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