Earth's Water

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the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures
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a huge body of air with similar temperature and moisture throughout
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the weight of the air pressing down on a surface
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an instrument that measures wind speed
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the layer of gases that surround the Earth
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an instrument that measures air pressure
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the average weather conditions of an area, over a long period of time
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the boundary of a mass of cold air where it slides under a mass of warm air
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the process of a gas changing into a liquid
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the top of liquid changing into a gas
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the warming of the Earth when the atmosphere traps heat like a blanket
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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a large tropical storm with winds of more than 74 mph
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water that falls to Earth in any form, like rain, snow, sleet, or hail
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a spinning funnel-shaped column of wind
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the boundary where a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass
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the constant movement of water through Earth and its atmosphere, by evaporation, condensation and precipitation
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the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place, like raining and cold
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