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- 4. condensation in the form of small water drops that forms on grass and other small objects near the ground when the temperature has fallen to the dew point, generally during the nighttime hours.
- 7. Mass an extensive body of air throughout which the horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics are similar.
- 9. moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
- 11. an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. Two examples are the aneroid barometer and the mercurial barometer.
- 12. a measure of temperature difference representing a single division on a temperature scale. See Celsius, Fahrentheit, and Kelvin scales.
- 13. a measure of the average value of the kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
- 14. Cycle model describing how water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back to the surface again through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- 15. an expert in or student of meteorology; a weather forecaster.
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- 1. process that takes place when a liquid changes to a gas.
- 2. thermal energy transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.
- 3. process that takes place when a gas changes to a liquid.
- 5. disturbance that moves through matter and space and carries energy.
- 6. a horizontal movement of water, such as the Gulf Stream off the east coast of North America, or air, such as the jet stream.
- 8. Pressure PRESSURE the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. Its measurement can be expressed in several ways. One is in millibars. Another is in inches or millimeters of mercury (Hg). Also known as atmospheric pressure.
- 10. powerful seismic sea wave that begins over an ocean-floor earthquake, can reach 30m in height when approaching land, and can cause destriction in coastal areas.