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land breeze the flow of air from land to a body of water global winds winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances Coriolis effect The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left. latitude distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees jet stream narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere water cycle the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back evaporation the process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas humidity The amount of water vapor in the air relative humidity the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold psychrometer instrument used to measure relative humidity condensation The change of state from a gas to a liquid dew point the temperature at which condensation begins cirrus wispy, feathery clouds cumulus clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton stratus clouds that form in flat layers precipitation any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface drought causes plants to not grow cloud seeding the scattering of chemicals into clouds to bring about rain rain gauge instrument used to measure rainfall