Weather Patterns Flashcards

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AIR PARCEL (air par-sul)

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an amount of air that moves as a unit

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AIR PRESSURE (air pres-shur)

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the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth

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ATMOSPHERE (at-muss-feer)

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the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

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CHANGE (chang-uh)

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when something becomes different over time

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CLOUD (klowd)

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liquid water droplets suspended in the air

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CONDENSATION (kon-den-say-shun)

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the process by which a gas changes into a liquid

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ENERGY (en-ur-jee)

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the ability to do work

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EVAPORATION (ee-vap-uh-ray-shun)

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the process by which a liquid changes into a gas

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FACTOR (fak-tur)

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one thing that contributes to causing an event

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FORENSICS (fuh-ren-siks)

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scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand a mystery