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Atmosphere and Air Temperature
Water Vapor and Humidity
Clouds and Percipitation
Air Pressure and Wind
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
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what the lower atmosphere (or troposphere) is like at any given place and time that can constantly change

What is weather

100
the changing of a gas into a liquid
What is condensation
100
a cloud at ground level
What is fog
100
air that moves horizontally
What is wind
100

the average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time

What is climate

200
the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
What is air pressure
200

instrument that measures humidity

What is Hygrometer

200
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation
200
a wind that blows from the sea toward the land
What is sea breeze
200
a boundry between air masses with different temperatures
What is a front
300
the air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere
300
the water that is in the air
What is water vapor
300
a type of cloud that forms in blanketlike layers
What are stratus clouds
300
a wind that blows from land toward the water
What is land breeze
300
a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout
What is air mass
400
this instrument measures air pressure
What is barometer
400
the changing of a liquid into a gas
What is evaporation
400
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
What are cumulus clouds
400

water moving from the Atlantic to the land bringing warm weather

What is Gulf Stream

400
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front
500

the layer of atmosphere that holds the most moisture

What is hydrosphere

500
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
500
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape
What are cirrus clouds
500

the curving of the path of wind from east to west

What is jet stream

500
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass
What is a warm front