Weather and Climate Concepts

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The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

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Climate

Front

The change of state from a gas to a liquid

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Condensation

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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

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Evaporation

Front

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet

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Precipitation

Front

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

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Weather

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The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant into the atmosphere

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Transpiration

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Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground

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Run off

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Water collecting in rivers, oceans, streams, ocean

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Accumulation

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When water fills every available pore space in soil, making flooding likely

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Saturation

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Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun

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Seasons