Weather Vocabulary #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Condensation | the change of a substance from the gaseous to the liquid state, such as when water vapor forms small drops of water |
| Evaporation | the change of phase from liquid water into gas, water vapor |
| Precipitation | any form of water that falls from the sky |
| Run-off | rain that lands on top of a mountain to lower ground moving over and through the rock and soil, and joins larger bodies of water or forms streams |
| Air pressure | the weight of the air in an area |
| Humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| Weather | the state of the atmosphere at a certain time or place |
| Cloud | a collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals |
| Air mass | a large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity throughout |
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