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Atmosphere   the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet:  
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Stratosphere   the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere  
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Troposphere   the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 mile  
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Thermosphere   the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere  
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Air pressure   Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted on a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the atmosphere of Earth  
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radiation   the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles  
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thermal conduction   Heat conduction (or thermal conduction) is the transfer of internal energy by the heat of the sun,  
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convection   the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which y results in transfer of heat.  
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Global warminghttp://sstk.biz/images/smredx.png   a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect  
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Greenhouse effect   The trapping of the suns warmth  
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Wind   the natural movement of the air. in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction  
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Coriolis effect   an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation  
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Westerlies   in a westward position or direction:  
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Trade winds   a wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere  
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Polar easterlies   are the dry, cold winds from the high-pressure areas of the polar highs at the north and south poles towards low-pressure areas within the Westerlies at high latitudes  
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Jet stream   a narrow, variable band of very strong, predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth  
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Air pollution   Air pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the Earth's atmosphere  
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Acid precipitation   is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic  
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