Weather and climate part 1

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Air mass

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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.

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Jet Stream

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Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface.

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The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix.

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Cyclone

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A swirling center of low air pressure.

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Anticyclone

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A high-pressure center of dry air.

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Water Cycle:

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The continual movement of water among Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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Evaporation: 

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The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas.

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Condensation:

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  The change in state from a gas to a liquid.

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Dew Point:

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  The temperature at which condensation begins

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Humidity: 

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The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air.