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20 Cards in this Set
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Sleet
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a form of frozen rain
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Arid
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opposite of humid
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Salt
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in sea water but not in rain
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Barometer
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an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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Humidity
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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Atmospheric Pressure
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force exerted by the weight of air
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Thunder
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sound that results from rapidly expanding gasses along the heated channel of lightning discharge
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Wind Vane
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an instrument that tells wind direction
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Precipitation
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water falling to the earth's surface in any form
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Water
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it freezes at 32 degrees F and boils at 212 degrees F
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Snowflakes
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no two are the same
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Temperature
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the measure of how hot or cold something is
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Slick
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what the roads become in icy weather
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Evaporation
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water changing from a liquid into a gas
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What 2 primary gases are in our atmosphere?
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nitrogen and oxygen
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What is the layer of the atmosphere where meteors travel?
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mesosphere
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What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to space?
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exosphere
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What is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs?
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troposphere
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Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?
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stratosphere
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What measures air temperature?
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thermometer
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