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14 Cards in this Set
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Greenhouse Effect
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Describes how heat from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere to warm Earth
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Air Pressure
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Air particles pressing down on a surface
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Humidity
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Amount of water vapor in the air
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Front
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Border formed where a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet
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Troposphere
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Layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth- most weather occurs in this layer
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Barometer
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Instrument that measures air pressure
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Atmosphere
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Air that surrounds our planet
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Hygrometer
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Instrument that measures water vapor in the air
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Air Mass
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Large body of air that has moisture content and temperature similiar to the water or land over which it is formed
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Stratosphere
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Layer of the atmosphere just above most weather
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Cumulus
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Puffy, white clouds at middle altitudes
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Cumulo-nimbus
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Dark, towering clouds that bring heavy rain
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Stratus
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Thick, gray rain clouds near Earth's surface
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Cirrus
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Thin, wispy clouds at high altitudes
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