Describing Weather

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air pressure

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the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface, below it

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dew point

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the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant

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humidity

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the amount of water vapor in the air

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precipitation

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water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

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relative humidity

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the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature

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water cycle

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the series of natural processes in which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere

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weather

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the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

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meteorologist

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A scientists who studies and predicts weather

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weather variables

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These are terms used to describe weather

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wind

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Created as air moves from high to low pressure areas.