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Water Cycle movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and even living things.
Evaporation Water turning into water vapor.
Transpiration Plants release water into the environment through their leaves.
Sublimation When solid water turns directly into vapor.
Condensation The change of water from a gas to a liquid.
Precipitation Any form of water that falls to Earth.
Weather the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time and place.
Humidity Amount of water vapor in the air.
Relative Humidity Amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.
Air Pressure The force of air molecules pushing on an area.
Wind movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
Air mass a large volume of air in which temperature and moisture content are nearly the same throughout.
Front A boundary of air that forms between 2 air masses.
Jet Stream long distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers.
Thunderstorm an intense local storm that forms strong winds and heavy rain along with lightning, thunder, and hail.
Lightning an electric discharge charged that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area.
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