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Water in the Air, Science Ch. 2, Sec. 1

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weatherthe condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
humiditythe amount of water vapor in the air
relative humidityhow much water vapor is in the air compared with how much the air can hold (%)
saturatedwhen the air can't hold any more water vapor
precipitationrain, snow, sleet, hail falling from clouds
runoffwater flowing across the land and flowing into bodies of water
evaporationwhen liquid water changes into water vapor
condensationwhen water vapor (gas) cools and becomes a liquid (how clouds are made)
clouda collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended (floating) in the air
dew pointthe temperature where gases condense into liquids
water cyclethe continuous movement of water from the Earth's surface, into the air, onto and over the land, into the ground and back to the surface
water vaporwater in the form of a gas (moisture in the air)



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