weather vocab

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Winds are deflected right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern hemisphere.

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Coriolis effect

Front

Temperature at which air is saturated and condensation occurs

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dew point

Front

Occurs when water drops or ice crystals grow too large to stay in a cloud and fall to Earth.

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Precipitation

Front

Steady winds blowing east to west

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Trade winds

Front

Current atmospheric condition

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weather

Front

Line on a weather map connecting places with the same atmospheric pressure

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isobar

Front

Measures barometric pressure

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Barometer

Front

Measures wind speed

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Anemometer

Front

Determines wind direction

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wind vane

Front

Measure of air molecule speed

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Temperature