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Weather
Question | Answer |
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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 |