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| the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
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| the envelope of gases that surrounds a planet |
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| water in the form of a gas |
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| the amount of mass in a given volume |
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| the weight of a column of air pushing on an area |
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| an instrument that us used to measure air pressure |
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| consists of a long glass tube that is closed at one end and open at the other |
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| an airtight metal chamber used to measure air pressure |
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| distance above sea level; elevation |
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| the layer of the atmosphere where Earth's weather occurs |
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| the second layer of the atmosphere; contains ozone |
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| the middle layer of the atmosphere |
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| the outermost layer of the atmosphere |
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| 80 km above surface to 400 km above surface |
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| 400 km above surface outward |
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| electromagnetic radiation |
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| a form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space |
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| the direct transfer of electromagnetic waves |
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| has wavelengths that are longer that the wavelengths for red light |
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| invisible form of energy with wavelengths shorted that wavelengths for violet light |
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| the dispersal of light by dust sized particles in the atmosphere |
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| the process of gases holding heat from Earth's atmosphere |
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| the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance |
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| the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance |
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| a device that measures temperature |
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| thermal energy that is transferred form a hotter object to a cooler one |
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| the transfer of hear by the movement of a fluid |
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| the transfer of heat between two objects that are touching |
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| the upward movements of warm air and the downward movements of cool air |
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| the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface |
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| an instrument to measure wind speed |
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| the increased cooling that a wind can cause |
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| winds that blow over short distances |
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| a local wind that blows over an ocean or a lake |
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| the flow of air from land to a body of water |
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| winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances |
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| the wave Earth's rotation makes winds curve |
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| the distance from the equator measured in degrees |
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