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weather

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globe a spherical or rounded object.
map a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea.
meteorologist they study the earths atmosphere and monitor the weather.
geologist they study the history and structure of the earth in rocks.
seismologist they dig trenches at certain locations for evidence of parts of earthquakes.
volcanologist they study volcanoes and the earths internal heat.
vortex the circulation of liquids or gas
hurricane big rotating wind and rainstorm in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
tornado occur over dry land, moist warm air meets cool dry air
eye vortex if a hurricane
funnel cloud a rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout.
cyclone a big rotating wind and rainstorm located in Indian Ocean or off the coast of Austriallia
typhoon big, rotating wind and rainstorm located in the Western Pacific Ocean
atmosphere surrounds the earth like a invisible ocean.
nitrogen is most of our atmosphere.
carbon dioxide essential for life, has one atom of carbon and 2 atoms of oxygen
green house gases sunlight is trapped inside and heats up from within
water vapor is part of our atmosphere.
stratosphere protect Earth from sun's radiation
mesosphere middle layer of our atmosphere
ionosphere high concentration of ions and free electrons
exosphere outer part of the atmosphere
troposphere closet to the earth
thermosphere ionosphere and exosphere make this
goes and poes satelites poes is a polar orbiting satellite goes geostationary evironmental satellite
tornado ally tornadoes occur more often than anywhere else in the country
Isobar line connecting places of equal barometric pressure
Isotherm equal temperature
unstable airmass weather at the boundaries, stormy weather may be ahead
stable airmass calm weather
weather atmosphere hot or cold, dry, calm or stormy
climate patterns in temperature, wind and precipitation, long term patterns
convection meterologist use this word to describe the movement of heat through air or water
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