| A | B |
|---|
| atmosphere | almost all weather occurs here |
| air pressure | weight of air |
| humidity | water in the air |
| precipitation | rain or snow |
| evaporation | process of liquid water changing to water vapor |
| condensation | process of water vapor turning back into liquid drops of water |
| local winds | winds that depend on local changes in temperature |
| prevailing winds | global winds that blow constantly from the same direction |
| climate | average of an area's weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time |
| microclimate | climate of a small area |
| El Nino | one example of a short-term climate change |
| greenhouse effect | process by which carbon dioxide in the atmosphere absorbs some of the heat given off by Earth |
| global warming | excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can lead to this |
