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blanket of air that surrounds a planet
atmosphere
a very large body of air that has a similar temperature and humidity throughout
air mass
All weather takes place in the
troposphere
hail forms in
hard round particles of ice
all weather takes place in the
troposphere
What is the measure of force per unit area with which air particles push on matter
air pressure
the boundary that forms between air masses
front
The jet stream carries what
hot air when north cold air when south
sleet forms when
rain falls through a layer of freezing air
the layer that we live on
troposphere
the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
scientists who study the weather track the movements of air masses to predict weather
meteorologist
what is relative humidity
the amount of water vapor the air actually contained compared with the amount it could contain at that temperature
tornado's are
funnel clouds
two most commonly found in the earths atmosphere
nitrogen and oxygen
the amount of water vapor the air actually contained compared with the amount it could contain at that temperature
relative humidity
the pattern of weather that occurs in an area over a long period usually at least 30 years
climate
what does the ozone layer contains
harmful ultra violent rays
air masses in the dessert are more likely to be
dry and hot
cirrus cumulusmubus culumus strauss in types of what
clouds
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and time
weather
what is the difference of weather and climate
weather is the temperature now climate is over a long time
thunderstorms make
tornado's
the most abounded gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen