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| changing of a liquid to a gas |
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| process by which plants give off water vapor into the air |
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| amount of material something can hold |
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| actual amount of water in the air |
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| amount of water vapor in the air compared with the amount of water |
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| instrument used to find relative humidity |
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| changing of a gas to a liquid |
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| temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation |
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| ice formed from condensation below the freezing point of water |
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| sheerlike cloud that forms layers across the sky |
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| water that falls to Earth from the atmosphere |
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| device used to measure precipitation |
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| large volume of air with about the same temperature and amount of moisture throughout |
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| air mass that forms over cold regions |
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| air mass that forms over warm regions |
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| boundary between air masses of different densities |
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| forward edge of a cold air mass, formed when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass |
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| forward edge of a warm air mass formed when a warm air mass pushes over a cold air mass |
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| storm with thunder, lightening, and often heavy rain and strong winds |
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| small, very violent, funnel-shaped cloud that spins |
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| tropical storm with very strong winds |
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| record of weather information at a weather station |
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| unit of measurement for air pressure |
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| line on a weather map that connects points of equal air pressure |
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| line on a weather map that joins places that have the same temperatures |
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