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- condensation
- process by whihc molecules of water vapor become liquid
- cumulus
- clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton
- land breeze
- flow of air from land to a body of water
- thermal energy
- total energy of motion in the partcles of a substance
- wind vane
- measures wind direction
- psychrometer
- instrument with two thermometers, a wet-bulb thermometer and a dry-bulb thermometer
- convection
- transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
- visible light
- mixture of all colors of the rainbow
- infrared radiation
- It has wavelengths longer than those of red light
- frost
- ice that has been deposited on a surface with a temperature that is below freezing
- Global winds
- winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
- radiation
- Direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- ultraviolet radiation
- It has wavelengths shorter than those of violet light
- temperature
- average amount of energy of motion in the particles of a substance
- anemometer
- measures wind speed
- thermometer
- thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid, usually mercury or colored alcohol
- latitude
- distance from the equator, measured in degrees
- wind
- horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
- local winds
- winds that blow over shore distances
- jet stream
- bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above the Earth's surface
- wind chill
- increased cooling that a wind can cause
- Green house effect
- process which gases hold heat in the air
- heat
- energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one
- Coriolis effect
- the way the earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the prevailing westerlies
- dew point
- temperature at which condensation begins
- scattering
- reflection of light in all directions
- evaporation
- the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor
- conduction
- direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that is touching
- humidity
- measure of water vapor in the air
- dew
- water that condenses from the air onto a cooler surface
- sea breeze
- the flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land