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atmosphere
What is the layer of air surrounding the earth.
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What is the weight of air pushing on earth's surface?
air pressure
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the average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time
What is climate
200
What measures air pressure
barometer
200
Global winds that blow constantly in the same direction
What is prevailing winds
200
the changing of water vapor into liquid water
What is condensation
300
Water gets into the air through a process called
Evaporation
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The moisture that falls from the air
What is precipitation
300
Four types of precipitation
What is rain, sleet, snow, hail
300
The amount of water in the air
What is humidity
400
A city is ________________ than a countryside.
What is warmer
400
Three kinds of airmasses
Tropical, polar, maritime
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The five climate zones
What is polar, temperate, tropical, mountain, desert
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Four factors that affect climate
What is temperature, precipitation, wind speed and wind direction.
500
The boundary line between a warm air mass and cold air mass.
What is cold front.
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As warm air pushes up, this kind of cloud is formed
What is stratus