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10 Cards in this Set
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stationary front |
describes a warm front or a cold front that has stopped moving |
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stratosphere |
the layer of earth's atmosphere located about the troposphere, contains the ozone layer, which protects life on earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays |
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thermometer |
weather instrument used to measure temperature |
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thermosphere |
layer of the earth's atmosphere located above the mesosphere when air temperature increases with increasing height |
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thunderstorms |
take place inside warm, moist air masses and at weather fronts, warm air is pushed up rapidly, creating an updraft of moist air that forms huge clouds |
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tornadoes |
violent whirling winds that move in a narrow path over land, twisting winds can travel as fast as 500 km per hour |
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troposphere |
the lowest layer of earth's atmosphere which contains about 75% of the air we breathe and also is where weather, clouds and air pollution are found |
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warm front |
less dense warm air slides over departing cold air, high feathery clouds often form along a warm front |
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weather |
this is what happens in the atmosphere, rain, snow, clouds, blue skies |
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wind |
the movement of air from warm, high-pressure areas into cooler, low pressure areas due to differences in pressure |
