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The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
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The envelope of gases held to earth by the force of gravity.
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Water in the form of a gas
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The amount of mass in a giving volume of air.
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The result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
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An instrument that is used to measure air pressure.
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Consists of a long glass tube that is closed on one end and open at the other.
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Has an airtight metal chamber.
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Lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
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Extends from the top of the troposphere to about 50 kilometers above Earth's surface.
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Middle layer of the atmosphere.
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Extends from 80 kilometers above Earth's surface outward into space.
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Begins about 80 kilometers above the surface and extends to about 400 kilometers.
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The outer layer. Extends from about 400 kilometers outward for thousands of kilometers.
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A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.
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The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
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Has wavelengths that are longer than wavelengths for red light.
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An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than wavelengths for violet light.
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A process when duet-sized particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse in the sky.
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A process in which gases in turn hold heat in Earth's atmosphere.
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The average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance.
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Measures the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.
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A device that measures temperature.
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The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
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The transfer of heat between 2 substances that are in direct contact.
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Formed by the upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air.
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The movement of air parallel
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The increased cooling that wind can cause.
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Winds that blow over short distances.
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Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
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The way Earth's rotation makes Winds curve.
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The distance from the equator measured in degrees.
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any wind that blows from a large body of water
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the quality of being hot; high temperature.
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any wind that blows from a landmass toward or onto a large body of water to a landmass.
