Weather Vocab

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What is temperature?

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A measure of how hot or cold something is.

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What is meteorology?

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The study of weather.

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What is a cloud?

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A collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere.

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What is weather?

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The condition of air around the Earth.

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What is precipitation?

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Water in any form that falls to the Earth.

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What is air pressure?

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The force exerted by the weight of air above a surface.

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What is a front in weather terms?

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A boundary between two different air masses.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

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What is humidity?

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The amount of water vapor present in the air.

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What is a meteorologist?

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A scientist who studies weather and forecasts it.

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