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| A layer of air that surrounds our panet. It looks like a very thin blanket surrounding the planet. |
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| The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere. |
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| The average weather in a location over a log period of time. |
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| People that record the weather every day to help determine the climate of an area. |
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| The climate in our area is ----- and ------- in summer and ------ in winter. |
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| Weather begins with the ----, which provides ----- for making weather. |
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| A glass tube containing mercury, which rises and falls with temperature cahnges. |
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| Because the sun's energy reaching Earth is -----, it causes air to move, which results in the making of weather. |
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| A large body of air that forms over a land mass or a large body of water. |
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| Two properties used to describe air masses are ------- ------, and ---------. |
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| moisture content and temperature. |
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| The amount of water vapor in the air. |
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| Moist air masses form over ------. |
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| Air masses that form over bodies of water have more -------- than air masses that form over land. |
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| Air masses that form over land are generally ----. |
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| Air masses that form near Earth's poles are -----. |
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| Air masses that form near the equator are -----. |
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| When two air masses meet, they usually don't mix, forming a --------. |
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| A ------ front forms when a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass. |
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| A ------ front forms when a warm air mass catches up to a cold air mass. |
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| Wind speed often -------- as a weather fron moves into an area. |
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| Particles of air pressing down on the Earth's surface. |
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| Air pressure ----- as a front moves into an area. |
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| An instrument that measures air pressure. |
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