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Air pressure

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The force that air puts on an area.

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Tropical

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A climate that is very hot and humid.

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Celsius

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Denoting a scale of temperature.

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Cumulus clouds

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Large fluffy white clouds

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Cirrus cloud

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Thin whispy clouds

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Thermometer

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Device that measures temperature.

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Tropical depression

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A region of low pressure.

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Ocean current

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Large scale movement of water.

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Dew point

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The temperature at which water vapor condenses into water.

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Hurricane

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A storm with strong winds and rains with tropical water.

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Desert

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An area that gets very little perception.

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Typhoons

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A hurricane that originates in the pacific region.

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Humidity

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Heat and pressure.

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Forecast

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Weather prediction

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Atmosphere

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Layers of gas that surround a planet.

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Hail

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Small icy balls that fall from the sky.

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Thunderstorm

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A weather system that contains precipitation, lightning, wind, and thunder.

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Cloud

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A collection of water droplets in the atmosphere.

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Perception

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Water dropping from a cloud.

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Drought

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A shortage of rainfall over a long period of time.

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Meteorology

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The study of patterns of weather.

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Freezing point

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The temperature of where a liquid turns into a solid.

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Tornado

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A funnel shaped cloud or column that rotates at high winds.

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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A dense towering vertical cloud.

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Thunder

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A loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air.

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Weather

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The state of the atmosphere.

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Waterspout

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A funnel shaped cloud that formed over water.

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Barometer

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A tool used to measure air pressur.

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Global warming

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The slow warming of Earths atmosphere

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Temperature

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A measure of kinetic energy

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Barometric pressure

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The pressure of the atmosphere against a surface.

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Funnel cloud

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A rotating funnel shaped cloud

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Climate

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The current weather conditions.

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