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science words

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atmosphere   the envelope of gasses surrounding the earth or another planet  
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troposphere   the lowest region of the atmosphere extending from the earths surface to a height about 6-10  
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ionosphere   the layer of the earths atmosphere that contains a high concentration ions and free electrons and is able to reflect radio waves  
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ozone layer   A colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or...  
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ultraviolet radiation    
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chlorofluorocarbon   any class of coumpounds of carbon hydrogon cholorin  
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weather   the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure  
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humidity   humid condition; moistness; dampness.  
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relative humidity   the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure  
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dew point   the temperature to which air must be cooled, at a given pressure and water-vapor content, for it to reach saturation; the temperature at which dew begins to form.  
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fog   a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility. Compare ice fog, mist, smog  
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precipitation   when cloud droplets combine and grow large enough to fall to earth  
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