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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 given volume of air 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 used to measure air pressure
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A barometer that uses mercury to measure air pressure
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A barometer that uses an airtight chamber that bulges and connects to a series of springs and levers.
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The distance above sea level
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The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where we live
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The second layer of Earth's atmosphere and contains the ozone layer
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The middle layer of earth's atmosphere that protects earth from most asteroids
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The outermost layer of earth's atmosphere
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The inner layer of the Thermosphere
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The outer layer of the thermosphere
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waves 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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Wavelengths that are longer than wavelengths for red light which is not visable by humans but can be felt
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An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than wavelengths for violet light that causes sunburns
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A process where dust-size particles and gases in the atmosphere diapers light in all directions.
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effect A process where the energy form absorbed radiation heats the gases in the air wichs holds 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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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 energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures
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the transfer of eat by the movement of a fluid
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The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact
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Heat is transferred mostly by convection within the troposphere
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The movement of air parallel to earths surface
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A device that measures 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 is blown form a lake or ocean
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THe flow of wind from land to a body of water
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Winds that blow steadily from specific direction 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
