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Fluffy clouds that are flat on the bottom - form low in the sky

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Cumulus clouds

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Clouds that bring thunderstorms

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Cumulonimbus clouds

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Formed during condensation; mass of tiny water droplets

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Cloud

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The study of Earth’s atmosphere

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Meteorology

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Measures the temperature of the air

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Thermometer

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The weight of air as it presses down on Earth’s surface

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Air pressure

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Measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen in an area

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Rain gauge

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Low-level clouds that form in layers

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Stratus clouds

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Thin clouds that look like feathers

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Cirrus clouds

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Precipitation that flows downhill on Earth’s surface toward streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans

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Runoff

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Forms as a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass

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Warm front

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Rain that freezes as it is falling

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Sleet

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Precipitation that falls when the temperature in a cloud is below freezing

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Snow

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Precipitation that falls to the ground in the form of liquid water

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Rain

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Forms as a cold air mass meets a warm air mass

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Cold front

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Forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them into a cloud

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Hail

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Measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air

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Humidity

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A cloud that forms close to the ground

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Fog

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The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

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Weather

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Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface

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Precipitation

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The movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth as precipitation

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Water cycle

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The place where two air masses meet

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Front

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A large body of air that has about the same temperature, air pressure, and moisture

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Air mass

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The layers of air that surround Earth’s surface

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Atmosphere

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The change of state from a gas to a liquid

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Condensation

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The change of form a liquid to a gas

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Evaporation

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Instrument used to measure wind speed

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Anemometer

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The movement of flow of air

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Wind

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Instrument used to measure air pressure

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Barometer

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Average weather condition in an area over a long period of time

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Climate

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Measures the direction of the wind

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Wind vane

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