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The blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
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atmosphere
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the process of a gas changing into a liquid
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condensation
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a collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that hangs in the air
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cloud
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a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout
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air mass
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a boundary between air masses with different temperatures
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front
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the average weather pattern of region over time
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climate
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atmospher layer closest to Earth's surface. thin layer
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troposphere
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air that moves place to place
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wind
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layer above teh troposphere.
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stratosphere
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above the stratosphere where air gets lighter.
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mesosphere
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highest layer of atmosphere
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thermosphere
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condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place
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weather
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how hot or cold something is
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temperature
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measure of how much moisture is in the air
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humidity
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the force of air pushing on an area
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air pressure
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any form of water falling from clouds
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precipitation
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liquid changes slowly into a gas
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evaporation
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water in the gas state
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water vapor
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occures when a gas changes to a liquid
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condensation
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chang from liquid to a solid
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freeze
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movement of water between Earth's surface and the air
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water cycle
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water evaporating from leaves of plants
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transpiration
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water flowing over Earth's surface
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runoff
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puffy white clouds
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cumulus
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cumulus cloud that becomes dark and thick
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cumulonimbus
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clouds formed in layers. low clouds in sky
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stratus
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high in sky. thin wispy or feathery clouds
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cirrus
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forms of precipitation
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rain, hail, sleet, snow
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boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures
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front
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warm air mass pushes into cold air mass
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warm front
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cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass
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cold front
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boundary of 2 air masses that are not moving
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stationary front
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to predict weather conditions
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forecast
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forecasters use what to predict weather?
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temperature, air pressure, direction of fronts
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rotating column of air
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tornado
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wide storm that forms in warm water of ocean
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hurricane
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an area that has similar patterns of temperature, humidity precipitation, and wind
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climate region
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types of climates?
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polar, temperate, dry, tropical, cool
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how far from the equator
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latitude
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winds that move air between the equator and poles.
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global winds
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directed flow of a a gas or liquid
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current
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masure of the height of a place above sea level
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altitude
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