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Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| air that surrounds our planet | atmosphere |
| air particles pressing down on a surface | air pressure |
| layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth | troposphere |
| layer of the atmosphere just above most weather | stratosphere |
| describes how heat from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere to warm Earth | greenhouse effect |
| large body of air that has moisture content and temperature similar to the water or land over which it formed | air mass |
| border formed where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet | front |
| instrument that measures air pressure | barometer |
| instrument that measures wind speed | anemometer |
| amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |