Weather
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ccarroll on October 8, 2009
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Conditions of the Atmosphere
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Meteorology | The sudy of the lower atmosphere is called |
| Percipitation | Rain is the most common form of this |
| Wind chill factor | The apparent lowering of temperature by wind is called |
| Weather | The condition of the atmosphere at any given time |
| Warm air | This type of air can hold more moisture |
| Temperature | The atmospheherice condition that is probably the first thing noticed on a clear day is |
| Relative humidity | The ratio of the amount of water actually being held in the air in relation to temperature. |
| Relative humidity | Weather reading measured in percents. |
| Evaporation | This weather conditon is greatly affected by humidity and effects comfort levels. |
| Westerly | Wind traveling from west to east. |
| Easterly | Wind traveling from east to west. |
| Northern | Wind traveling from north to south. |
| Southern | Wind traveling from south to north. |
| High Pressure | Cool, dry air is usually a mark of this type of pressure. |
| Absolute Humidity | The total amount of water vapor at a certain volume of air can hold. |
| Conduction | Heat transfer from direct contact. |
| Convection | Heat transfer from warm air rising and cold air sinking. |
| Greenhouse effect | Carbondioxide and water vapor traping the suns enery in Earth's atmosphere warming the atmosphere. |
| Condensation | Changing from a bapor to a liquid. |
| Evaporation | Changing from a liquid to a vapor. |
| Freezing | Changing from a liquid to a solid. |
| Melting | Changing a solid to liquid. |
| Sublimation | Chaging from a solid state directly to a gas or changing from a gas to a solid. |
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