Weather Unit Vocab
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- Q1layer of gases that surround Earthatmosphere30s
- Q2an underground layer of porous rock that collects and holds water like a spongeaquifer30s
- Q3tool used to measure air pressurebarometer30s
- Q4thin, wispy cloud formed at a high elevationcirrus cloud30s
- Q5the average weather of an area over a long period of timeclimate30s
- Q6a front formed when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, brings thunder stormscold front30s
- Q7scientist who studies the Earth's climatesclimatologist30s
- Q8a change from a gas to a liquid, usually when the gas cools offcondensation30s
- Q9the curving of the paths of wind and ocean currents due to Earth's rotationCoriolis Effect30s
- Q10a cumulus cloud that has grown very tall, usually has thinderstormscumulonimbus cloud30s
- Q11a puffy white cloud with a flat bottom that forms at a low or medium elevationcumulus cloud30s
- Q12small drops of water formed when water vapor condenses on a surfacedew30s
- Q13a change from a liquid to a gas, usually when the liquid heats upevaporation30s
- Q14the outermost part of the atmosphereexosphere30s
- Q15a cloud that is near or touching the groundfog30s