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weather
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the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
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insolation
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exposure to the sun's rays.
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radiation
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the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
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energy source
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a source of energy that all life needs.
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barometer
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an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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Aneroid barometer
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Changes of the atmospheric pressure cause the sides of the container to bend inward or bulge out. The changes move on a scale. They can be constructed to keep a continuous record of atmospheric pressure.
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mercurial barometer
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Atmospheric pressure presses on the liquid mercury in a well at the base of the barometer. The pressure holds the mercury up to a certain height inside a tube. The greater the atmospheric pressure is, the higher the mercury rises.
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atmospheric pressure
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the force per unit area that is exerted on a surface by the weight of the atmosphere
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troposphere
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the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitidue increases. This is the part of the atmosphere where weather exists.
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tropopause
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the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
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stratosphere
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the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases. The ozone layer is here
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stratopause
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the interface between the stratosphere and the mesosphere.
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mesosphere
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the "middle sphere." the coldest layer of the atmosphere, in between the stratosphere and the thermosphere, in which temperature decreases as altitude increases.
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mesopause
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mesopause |ˈmezəˌpôz; ˈmē-|
noun the boundary in the earth's atmosphere between the mesosphere and the thermosphere |
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thermosphere
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the uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases. The ionosphere is here.
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