Weather Vocabulary

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Weather is the short-term state of the _______.

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atmosphere

Front

Humidity is the amount of _______ in the air.

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water vapor

Front

Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach _______ at a given temperature.

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saturation

Front

Dew point is the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of _______.

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evaporation

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Precipitation is any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from the _______.

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atmosphere

Front

Air pressure measures the force with which air molecules push on a _______.

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surface

Front

Wind is air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the _______.

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ground

Front

Visibility is the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided _______.

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eye

Front

Clouds are a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the _______.

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atmosphere

Front

Cumulus clouds are low-level clouds that commonly have a top that resembles cotton balls and a dark _______.

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