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weather part 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| air pressure the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface | |
| altitude | elevation height above sea level |
| troposphere | lowest layer of earths atmosphere 0-17km above earths surface site of weather organisms contains most atmospheric |
| stratosphere | 2nd layer of the atmospher extends from 10 to 30 miles up location of ozone layer absorbs 95% of ultraviolet radiation temperature increases with altitude in |