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15 Cards in this Set
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Weather?
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condition or state of Earth's atmosphere at any time or place
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Meteorology?
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Study of weather and the atmosphere
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Air?
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Earth's atmosphere is composed of a mixture of gases we call air
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Pressure?
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Air pushes down on the Earth with a lot of force
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Atmosphere?
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Layer of gases that surround a planet or star
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Severe Weather?
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Destructive weather event
Blizzards, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms |
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Humidity
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Amount of moisture in the air
Large amount of water vapor in the air The air feels sticky |
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Temperature
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degree of hotness or coldness
Measure of Kinetic energy |
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Wind Direction?
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The direction the wind is coming from
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Wind Speed?
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How fast the wind is blowing
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Visibility
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Ability to see an object in the atmosphere
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Aurora Borealis?
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Northern Lights, Bands of light from the North Pole
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Water Vapor?
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Most abundant variable gas. Makes up 0.25% of the Earth's atmosphere mass
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Matter?
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Physical substance that occupies space and has mass
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Mass?
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amount of now much matter in in an object
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