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an instrument that is used to measure the amount of air pressure. |
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Prefix indicates height of 2-7 kilometers (1 to 4 miles)Middle level clouds. |
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Wispy high level clouds made of ice crystals high in the sky. |
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heaped up clouds at low altitudes (big and puffy). Indicate fair (nice) weather |
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Towering thunderhead clouds. Can produce hail and tornadoes. |
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Prefix or suffix producing rain / snow |
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Process by which water molecules in liquid water gain energy to become water vapor. |
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The air is so full of water vapor it cannot hold another molecule.For one to evaporate a molecule must condense. |
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Water vapor molecules lose energy, slow down and stick together. |
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The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses to form condensation |
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When describing an air mass tropic means |
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When describing an air mass polar means |
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When describing an air mass continental means |
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When describing an air mass maritime means |
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