Q3 Vocabulary Terms

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Air mass

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a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar

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Air pressure

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the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

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Atmosphere

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the system of gases that surrounds Earth

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Atmospheric pressure

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the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere

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Climate

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the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

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Condensation

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the change of state from a gas to a liquid

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Conduction

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the transfer of energy as heat through a material

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Convection cell

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an area where warm air is rising in the center, spreading out and moving sideways and sinking as it cools; convection cells move in a circular pattern

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Convection

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the movement within a fluid that occurs when hotter, less dense material rises and colder, denser material sinks.

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Coriolis effect

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the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation