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Layer of atmosphere containing ozone

Stratosphere

Layer of the atmosphere in which we live

Troposphere

Place in the atmosphere where temperatures declines rapidly

Thermocline

What separates two air masses

Front

Layers of the atmosphere

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere


Direction when generally blows in the northern hemisohere

West to East

Warmest layer of the atmosphere


Thermosphere


Measures air preassure

Barometer

Measures air temperature

Thermometer

Measures wind speed

Anemometer

Feathery clouds

Cirrus

Cotton-like clouds

Cumulus

Dark rain clouds that cover the entire sky

Stratus

Strom cloud

Cumulonimbus

Violent storm caused by low pressure, characterized by funnel cloud with high winds

Tornado

Front characterized by lots of rain


Cold Front

Pressure characterized by lots of rain

Low Pressure

Pressure characterized by clear skies and cooler temperature

High Pressure

Shape of the orbit of the planets

Elliptical


All the living and nonliving things of an area

Ecosystem

Change in direction of the Earth's axis without any change in tilt

Precession

Wobbling around of the Earth's axis in one direction or another


Occurs over an 18 year period

Nutation

The point between two objects where they balance each other

Barycenter

Energy from the sun

Radiation

Process where plants lose water to the atmosphere

Transpiration

Where fusion occurs

The Sun or other stars

How the sun makes energy

Fusion