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| STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT A SPECIFIC TIME AND PLACE |
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| THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR PRESENT IN THE AIR |
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| A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR PRESENT IN THE AIR COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR SATURATION AT A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE |
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| THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH AIR IS SATURATED AND CONDENSATION FORMS |
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| A STRATUS CLOUD THAT FORMS WHEN AIR IS COOLED TO ITS DEW POINT NEAR THE GROUND |
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| WATER FALLING FROM CLOUDS |
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| A LARGE BODY OF AIR THAT HAS PROPERTIES SIMILAR TO THE PART OF EARTHS SURFACE OVRE WHICH IT DEVELOPS |
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| A BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO AIR MASSES OF DIFFERENT DENSITY, MOISTURE OR TEMPERATURE |
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| A VIOLENTLY ROTATING COLUMN OF AIR IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND |
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| A LARGE SWIRLING, LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT FORMS OVER THE WARM ATLANTIC OCEAN |
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| WINTER STORMS THAT LAST AT LAST 3 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES OF -12C. ICY , SNOW |
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| A PERSON WHO STUDIES THE WEATHER |
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| INDICATES WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION, USING A COMBINATION OF SYMBOLS ON A MAP |
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| LAYER OF ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES IN THE THERMOSPHERE THAT ABSORBS AM RADIO WAVES DURING THE DAY AND REFLECTS THEM BACK AT NIGHT |
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| LINES DRAWN ON A WEATHER MAP THAT CONNECT POINTS HAVING EQUAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, ALSO INDICATE THE LOCATION OF HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE AREAS AND CAN SHOW WIND SPEED |
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