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weather/storms

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Globe a spherical body of the earth.
Map a representation usually flat of features on a piece of land.
Meterologist a scientist that studies the atmosphere.
Geologist a scientist that studies the earth.
vulcanologist a scientist that studies volcanoes.
vortex a whirling mass of air or water.
hurricane a violent,tropical, cyclonic storm.
tornado a violent land windstorm of air.
eye the center of a hurricane.
funnel cloud a rapidly rotating funnel shaped cloud.
cyclone a large scale atmospheric wind a pressure storm.
typhoon a tropical cyclone in the western pacific ocean and china seas.
atmosphere the "blanket" over earth that keeps us warm, where air is from
nitrogen a chemical element
carbon dioxide a colorless and odorless gas that is vital to life on earth
greenhouse gases includes water vapor,carbon dioxide,methane,nutritious oxide, and ozone
water vapor the gaseous phase of water
stratosphere the level above the troposphere
mesosphere the level that melts meteors,above stratosphere
Ionosphere the level that blocks out ultra violet light.
exosphere its the last level and it has no boundary
troposphere the level that humans live in the 1st level of 5
thermosphere the bottom of exosphere and top of ionosphere creates the thermosphere .
goes and poes satellite they orbit a specific part of the earth then stop only when told to
tornado alley where tornadoes are most frequent
seismologist a scientist that studies earthqukaes
Isobar a line connecting points that have the atmospheric pressure is the same
isotherm a line connecting two points that have the same temperature is the same
unstable air mass the air is so warm if it rises then it will become moist convection
stable air mass likely to not really move or to be calm
weather the state of the atmosphere at place and a time
climate the weather conditions over a long period of time
convection the movement within a fluid that go in a circle from the transfer of heat
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