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The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
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the average weather in a location including the temperature and amount of precipitation. (rainfall)
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climate
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The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
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the average weather in a location including the temperature and amount of precipitation. (rainfall)
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a scientist who studies and measures weather conditions
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amount of water vapor (moisture) in the air
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the force that air exerts on all objects
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how hot or cold something is
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measures air pressure
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measures wind direction
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measures the temperature
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An instrument used to measure wind speed
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What happens to air pressure as you go up in altitude?
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winds that blow west to east between 30 and 60 degrees in the northern and southern hemispheres: Winds in USA
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An instrument used to measure precipitation.
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The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
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A boundary between two air masses
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A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
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a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather
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a front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow
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Nitrogen
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Oxygen
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A scale that tells how severe a tornado is based on wind speed and the damage being caused.
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Classifies hurricanes according to wind speed, air pressure in the center, and potential for property damage.
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location of greatest air pressure
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The lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
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2nd layer of atmosphere; extends from 10 to 30 miles up; location of ozone layer; absorbs 95% of Ultraviolet radiation; temperature increases with altitude increase.
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3rd layer of the atmosphere and protects us from meteors
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The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases
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the lower part of the thermosphere, where electrically charged particles called ions are found and contains auroras
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a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
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A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center
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A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
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a long period without rain
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A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
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Line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperature
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Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.
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clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton
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look like flat blankets and are usually the lowest clouds in the sky
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Thunderstorm clouds
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an announcement that a tornado has been seen in the sky or on weather radar
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This is an alert issued when weather conditions are right for a tornado.
