earths atmosphere
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| atmosphere | made up of thin layers of thin gases, solids and, liquids
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| troposphere | the atmosphere that is closest to the earth and contains 99 percent of water.
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| stratosphere | a layer that comes after the troposphere and carries ozone.
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| mesosphere | a layer that has lots of meteors
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| ionosphere | a layer that has free electrons and used for radio signals
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| thermosphere | this layer has intense heat
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| exosphere | this layer is outside all layers
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| ultra violet radiation | the heat that is send from the sun
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| ozone layer | a layer that is in the stratosphere containing ozone
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| CFC's | an organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, and fluorine
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| air mass | a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of earths surface
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| front | a boundary between two air masses of different density
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| tornado | violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
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| hurricane | a powerful, swirling low pressure system that forms over the warm atlantic
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| blizzard | a very strong snow storm in the upper US
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| meteorologist | a person that studies weather
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| station model | when meteorologists gather data from earths surface and record it on a map using symbols
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| isotherm | a line that connects points of equal temperatures
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| isobar | a line that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure
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| cold front | the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air
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| warm front | the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air
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| occluded front | a composite front produced by occlusion.
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| stationary front | a boundary between two different air masses
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