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The first layer which is the layer we live in is called the Troposphere.
The second layer above ours where the protective ozone layer is,is called the Stratosphere.
The third layer of above the Stratosphere is called the Mesophere where the stars are.
The last layer and second to farthest layer in the atmosphere is called the Thermosphere where the temperature rises.
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there are three states of water
1.solid 2.liquid 3.gas
water can change its state when it heats up or cools down.[image] |
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| Where something can't be dissolved anymore [image] |
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Relative humidity decreases
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| Hydrometer(sling psychrometer) |
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| An instrument that measures the wetness in the air [image] |
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| when temperatur reaches a certain point where it makes dew form. [image] |
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| The rate where the temperature drops in the atmosphere due to rising altitude [image] |
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| condensend water vapor [image] |
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| A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.[image] |
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| The force exerted by the weight of air on a body,it is exerted in all direction.[image] |
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| an inverted tube filled with mercury suspended above a mercury reservoir[image] |
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| a map that shows areas of equal pressure using isobar lines similar to topographic maps.[image] |
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| a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong centper of low pressure.[image] |
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| A larger-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure.[image] |
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| transition zone where a cold air mass is replacing a warmer air mass.[image] |
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| transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a colder air mass.[image] |
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| A pair of air masses that aren't strong enough to replace each other.[image] |
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| When a cold front over takes a warm front and then the warm air is seperated.[image] |
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| Warm phase of the Southern Oscillation |
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| is the positive phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and is associated with cooler than average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.[image] |
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| A change in frequency of a wave.[image] |
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| The protective layer between the troposphere and the stratosphere.[image] |
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| Radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface.[image] |
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| gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans.[image] |
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