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Nitrogen |
Makes up most of our air |
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Air Pressure |
A measure of the weight of the atmosphere. It decreases with altitude |
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What level of the earths atmosphere does all of our weather take place in? |
Troposphere |
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Cumulues clouds are |
Thick and Fluffy. They look like cotton candy |
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Stratus Clouds |
These clouds have a flat base; Low altitudes; signal a storm is coming |
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Cirrus Clouds |
Wispy clouds; very high and made of ice crystals |
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Hurricane |
A huge tropical storm that forms over warm water |
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Tornado |
A small, destructive, fast moving storm that forms over land |
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Ozone |
Protects us (acts like a shield) from ultraviolet radiation |