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layers of the atmophere
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| layers divided into different sections like a cake |
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changing states of water
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| Fusion/Melting Freezing Vaporization/Boiling Condensation Sublimation Deposition |
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saturation [image]
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a process of something that cannot be absorbed anymore
a sponge can only take so much |
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| relative humidity [image] |
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| amount of water vapor in the air in a percentage |
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| a tool measuring the moisture in the air |
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| as the temperature rises, so does the maximum vapor pressure, or the maximum amount of water vapor that the atmosphere can hold |
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| atmospheric temperature decreases with the increasing altitude in the conditions of the rmathel equilibrium |
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condensed water vapor that is floating in the atmosphere
rain comes out the clouds |
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temperature and water vapor content
the measure air mass for the weather |
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force on a surface by the weight of the air
you use a barometer to measure air pressure |
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a tool used to measure air pressure
to measure air pressure for the weather forecast |
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| an imaginary line on a map |
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| winds that rotate inward in a low atmospheric area |
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| a weather system with a high atmospheric pressure in the center |
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| when cold, dense air moves into a region occupied by warmer air. twice as steep as a warm front. |
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| the flow of air on either side of a front is neither toward the cold air mass or warmer air mass. |
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| when warm air moves into an area formerly covered by cooler air |
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| active cold front merges with a warm front |
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| a abnormal weather patter caused by warming of the pacific ocean near the equator. |
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| an increase of sound, waves or light |
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| a layer in the earth's stratosphere at an altitude of about 6.2 miles |
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