Atmosphere Climate
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| The Atmosphere | Layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. Thanks to it, life on the planet is possible.
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| The Weather | The state of the atmosphere in one place at one time.
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| The Climate | The normal state of the atmosphere in one place (takes 30 years to observe it)
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| Elements of the Climate | Precipitation, Temperature, Atmospheric pressure, Wind
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| Temperature | The amount of heat in the air. It is measured with a thermometer and is expressed in celsius degrees (ºC) In USA, they measure it in Fahrenheit degrees (ºF)
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| fPrecipitation | The water that falls to Earth from the clouds. It is measured with a pluviometer and expressed in milimetres (mm) or in litres per square metre (l/m2)
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| Atmospheric pressure | The weight of the air on a place. It is measured with with a barometer and is expressed in milibars (mb)
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| Wind | The horizontal movement of air. Its speed is measured with an anemometer, in kms per hour (km/h.
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| Climatology | Science that studies the climate
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| Layers of the Atmosphere | Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, and Exospehre
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| Earth Climates | Warm, temperate and cold zones
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| Warm zones | Equatorial, tropical and hot desert
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| Temperate zones | Oceanic, Mediterranean, Continental and warm desert
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| Cold zones | Polar and high mountains
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