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ND GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE - 3 - list

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32 degrees (Fahrenheit)FREEZING
A cloud on the groundFOG
A fast-moving current of air that affects weather & climateJET STREAM
A scientist who studies the weatherMETEOROLOGIST
Air in motionWIND
Air that surrounds the earthATMOSPHERE
Any kind of moisture that falls from the atmospherePRECIPITATION
At or near the equator and has hot weather all yearTROPICS
Average weather that a location has over a long period of timeCLIMATE
Become liquidCONDENSE
Below 32 degrees (Fahrenheit)BELOW FREEZING
Below zeroSUBZERO
Chart that uses temperature and wind speed to measure how cold the air feels and how long it takes to freeze skinWIND CHILL INDEX
Day-to-day conditions of the atmosphereWEATHER
December 21 or 22 - shortest day of the yearWINTER SOLSTICE
Distance one can seeVISIBILITY
FarmingAGRICULTURE
Fast moving winter storm that comes from CanadaALBERTA CLIPPER
June 21 or 22 - longest day of the yearSUMMER SOLSTICE
Liquid water that falls from the atmosphereRAIN
March 20 or 21VERNAL EQUINOX
Moisture that condenses from the air and gathers in small drops on cool surfacesDEW
Moisture that condenses when the temperature is below freezingFROST
Most commonPREVAILING
North Pole regionARCTIC
Rain that freezes into pellets before it reaches the groundSLEET
September 22 or 23AUTUMNAL EQUINOZ
Severe winter storm with winds over 35 miles per hour and visibility less than 1/4 of a mileBLIZZARD
SlantANGLE
Small, round pieces of ice that fall from cloudsHAIL
Storm made up of very high-speed, rotating windsTORNADO
SunSOLAR
The amount of moisture in the airHUMIDITY
Up and downVERTICAL
Very high, puffy, storm clouds (thunderheads)CUMULONIMBUS
Very small drops of rainDRIZZLE
Warm summers and cold winters and found on land far from an oceanCONTINENTAL CLIMATE
Warm, dry wind blowing in from the eastern slopes of the rocky mountainsCHINOOK
WaterMOISTURE
Water that is frozen into crystals and falls to Earth in soft, white flakesSNOW

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