Sci-Weather and Climate Vocab Test wk16

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What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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Anemometer

Front

What term describes the usual weather in a place over a long period?

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Climate

Front

What is the term for water falling to the Earth's surface as rain, hail, sleet, or snow?

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Precipitation

Front

What is the place where an air mass meets another air mass called?

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What is a simple prediction of the future called?

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Forecast

Front

What do we call the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place?

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Weather

Front

What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?

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Humidity

Front

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

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Air Mass

Front

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

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Condensation

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

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