Weather Patterns Vocabulary

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What is the movement of air in a particular direction called?

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Wind

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What weather pattern is characterized by a rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground?

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Tornado

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What is the definition of weather?

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A condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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What are created by the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface?

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Global Wind Systems

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What is the scientific study of weather called?

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Meteorology

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What is the term for the long-term average of weather conditions in a particular area?

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Climate

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What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water called?

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Condensation

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What is the term for a large body of air that has uniform temperature and humidity?

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Air Mass

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What is the phenomenon called when warm air rises and cool air sinks, creating wind?

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Convection

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What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

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Barometer