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| state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place time and place, determind by factors including air pressure, humidity, temperature, wind, and precipitation |
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| amount of water vapor held in the air |
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| measure of the amount of moisture held in the air compared to the amount it can hold at a given time |
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| temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms |
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| stratus clouds that occur near the gound |
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| occurs when cloud droplets combine and grow large enough to fall to earth |
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| masses of puffy white clouds with flat bases |
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| appear fibruos or puffy high, thin, with flat bases |
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| Form layers, or smooth even sheets in the sky. low also forms fog |
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| Type of prcip that forms usally during the summer and when the air near the ground is warm |
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| Type of precip that forms when the air is warm every where |
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| Type of precipitation ussaly forms when the air is warm but the ground cold |
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| Type of Precipitaion usally forms when the air is cold as whel as the air near the ground |
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| DEvice used to tell the direction of the wind |
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| Device used to measure the speed of wind generally used by sailers |
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