Water Cycle and Weather

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What is the term for an air mass with less tightly packed air molecules, typically warm air, that creates a low pressure zone?

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Low Pressure

Front

What is the name of the front that occurs when a cold and a warm front cannot overtake each other?

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Stationary Front

Front

What do we call a visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance?

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Vapor

Front

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

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Barometer

Front

What causes different weather patterns on Earth?

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The sun does not heat Earth evenly.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

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What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

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Water Cycle

Front

What is the name of the process by which water vapor is released from plants into the atmosphere?

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Transpiration

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What type of front is formed when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass?

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Warm Front

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What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

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