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1
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the force that air puts on an area

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Air pressure

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the layers of gases that surround a planet

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Atmosphere

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a tool used to measure air pressure

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Barometer

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the pressure (force per unit area) of the atmosphere against a surface

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Barometric pressure

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metric temperature scale

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Celsius

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the current or past long-term weather conditions characteristic of a region or the entire Earth.

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Climate

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a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere

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Cloud

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anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms: Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads. (related words: cumulus, nimbus)

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds

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Cumulus cloud

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the temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water

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Dew point

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a prolonged shortage of rainfall

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Drought

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the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid

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Freezing point

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a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters

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Hurricane

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in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties

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Front

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a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud: Funnel clouds do not touch the ground

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Funnel cloud

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the slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change

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Global warming

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small, icy balls that fall from the sky

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Hail

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the measure of how much water vapor is in the air

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Humidity

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the study of patterns of weather

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Meteorology

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water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain

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Precipitation

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a loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract quickly

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Thunder

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a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder

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Thunderstorm

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a funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground

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Tornado

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a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm

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Tropical depression

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a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean

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Typhoon

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the properties of the atmosphere at a given time and location, including temperature, air movement and precipitation

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Weather

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