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Weather (3.01) Vocab. #1

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water cycle
The renewing of water through a cycle so we never run out of water.
evaporation (recycles water)
when water warms and turn into water vapor and goes into the air.
condensation
when water vapor turns into droplets and forms clouds
precipitation
any form of water falling out of the sky (snow, rain, sleet, hail
transpiration
process when water evaporated out of plants or vegetation
hail
precipitation which is frozen rain - very hard, can be big and small
rain gauge
an instrument used to measure the amount of rain falling
sleet
precipitation in the form of partially frozen rain - rain passes through freezing air.
snow
precipitation in the for of ice crystals - rain must pass through cold air to crystallize
water vapor
Water in the form of a gas
runoff
water from rainfall that is not absorbed into the soil and instead flows into streams or lakes
polluant
material found in air, water, or soil that is harmful to humans or other organisms
temperature
a measure of how hot or cold something is: a measure of average kinetic energy
altitude
Height above sea level or the earth's surface
cloud
a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs
thermometer
an instrument used to measure air temperature
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