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17 Cards in this Set
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atmosphere
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The layers of gases surround the earth
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temperature
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One of the conditions of weather.
The temperature on earth is perfect for sustaining life. Temperature happens when the sun heats the earth's surfaces and the surface heats the atmosphere. |
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weather
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The conditions in the atmosphere at a certain place and a certain time.
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Moon phases...
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are what we see from earth because of the sun's reflection on the moon's surface and the positions of the earth and moon.
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What makes a year?
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How long it takes for a planet to make a revolution around the sun.
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What makes earth's day and night?
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The earth's rotation on its axis.
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The moon's gravity pulling on the earth's oceans creates...
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The tides
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Wind
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Result of earth's surface being heated unevenly
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The weight of air pressing on everything around it
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air pressure
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Amount of water in the air
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humidity
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precipitation
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water that falls to the earth's surface
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The place where water vapor changes to precipitation
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clouds
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What measures air pressure?
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barometer
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What measures humidity?
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hygrometer
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satellites
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Gives us pictures taken from high in the atmosphere of Earth and Outer Space
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anemometer
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Measures wind speed
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wind vane
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Measures wind direction
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