Weather and Climate

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What is an air mass?

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A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity.

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What does humidity refer to?

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Moisture in the air.

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What is a drought?

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A long period of unusually dry weather.

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What does a barometer measure?

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Air pressure.

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What characterizes a warm front?

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Warmer air; light and steady precipitation; moves southwest to northeast.

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What is climate?

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The long-term average of weather in an area.

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What is a cold front?

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A boundary where a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass, often causing thunderstorms.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The process by which certain gases trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the Earth.

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What is a weather front?

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A boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, often associated with changes in weather.

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