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Cumulus
A globular cloud
Cirrus
A wispy white cloud at a high altitude
Cumulonimbus
A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity
Stratus
A large dark low cloud
Warm Front
The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
Cold Front
The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
Jet Stream
A high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
Radiation
Energy that travels in waves or particles
Sun
The star our planet orbits
Specific Heat
The ___ required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
Condensation
The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
Evaporate
To cause to change into a vapor
Humidity
Wetness in the atmosphere
Barometer
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Temperature
How hot or cold something is
Pressure
Force pushing on something
Pascal
A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
Current
A flow of electricity through a conductor
Hurricane
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots
Tornado
Spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground
Cloud
Any collection of particles or gases that is visible
El Nino
A warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast
Hail
Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Sea Breeze
A cooling ___ from the ___

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