Weather Conditions
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| The layer of air that surrounds our planet | atmosphere
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| Particles of air pressing down on the Earth's surface | air pressure
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| The layer of atmosphere closest to Earth | troposphere
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| The layer of atmosphere that contains ozone and is located above the troposphere | stratosphere
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| The warming of Earth caused by the atmosphere trapping thermal energy from the sun | greenhouse effect
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| A huge body of air which all has similar temperature and moisture | air mass
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| The border where two air masses meet | front
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| Wispy, high-altitude clouds that are made up of ice crystals | cirrus
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| Puffy cotton-ball clouds that begin to form when water droplets condense at middle altitudes | cumulus
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| Towering, dark rain clouds with a nimbus, or halo, of gray-white | cumulonimbus
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| Dark gray clouds that form a low layer and sometimes bring light rain or snow showers | stratus
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| An instrument that measures air pressure | barometer
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| The amount of water vapor in the air | humidity
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| A tool to measure moisture in the air | hygrometer
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