[{"term": "Weather", "definition": "The short-term atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place."}, {"term": "Climate", "definition": "The average weather conditions in a region over a long period of time."}, {"term": "Evaporation", "definition": "The process by which liquid water becomes water vapor (gas)."}, {"term": "Condensation", "definition": "The process by which water vapor cools and becomes liquid water (forms clouds)."}, {"term": "Precipitation", "definition": "Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail."}, {"term": "Atmosphere", "definition": "The layer of gases surrounding Earth."}]