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  • a negatively charged subatomic particle found outside of the nucleus of the atom
    electron
  • the description of the long-term weather patterns and trends of an area over a long time period, typically 30 years or more
    climate
  • when the atoms or molecules of a substance stick to other substances
    adhesion
  • air mass that forms over land; is dry
    continental
  • air mass that forms over a body of water; is moist
    maritime
  • a subatomic particle with no charge (neutral) found in the nucleus of the atom
    neutron
  • the total amount of water found underground, on the surface and in the atmosphere of a planet
    hydrosphere
  • a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture throughout
    air mass
  • simplest form of a pure substance that cannot be broken into anything else by physical or chemical means
    element
  • rain, snow, sleet, hail
    precipitation
  • the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to the sky and back again
    water cycle
  • when a liquid to transform into a gas as a result of heating
    evaporation
  • air mass that forms near the equator; is warmer
    tropical
  • a positive subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom
    proton
  • when the atoms or molecules of a substance stick together
    cohesion
  • having a positive and negative end
    polarity
  • a quick reference for associating the name and symbol of an element
    Periodic Table
  • when a gas transforms into a liquid as a result of cooling
    condensation
  • air mass that forms near the poles; is cooler
    polar
  • mass per unit volume; the amount of matter in a given amount of space
    density
  • smallest particle in a chemical element or compound that has the chemical properties of that element
    atom
  • a liquid or a gas that dissolves another substance
    solvent
  • atoms and molecules in the surface of a substance exhibit the property of cohesion
    surface tension
  • a measure of the amount of salt in a body of water
    salinity