| Layers of the Atmosphere | Climate Change | Weather Tools | The Water Cycle | Vocabulary |
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What is five
The amount of layers in the atmosphere
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What is the greenhouse effect
The natural process that keeps the Earth warm
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What is a thermometer
Used to measure temperature
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What is evaporation
The process of liquid water turning into a gaseous water vapor
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What is pollution
Anything that is not supposed to be in the atmosphere
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What is the exosphere
The furthest layer away from Earth
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What is carbon dioxide
The most common greenhouse gas
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What is a barometer
Measures air pressure
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What is precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
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What is condensation
The process of a gas turning into a liquid
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What is the troposphere
Where all weather takes place
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What is global warming
The increase in the average surface temperature of Earth's surface
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What is a wind vane
Describes the direction of the wind
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What is subsurface runoff
Water that flows though pipes or underground
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What is the atmosphere
The envelope of gases surrounding planets
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What is the stratosphere
The layer that contains ozone
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What is climate change
The long term changes of the Earth, including temperature and precipitation
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What is a hygrometer or sling psychrometer
Used to measure humidity
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What is none
The amount of new water we get every year
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What are fossil fuels
Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas for example
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What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
The order in which the layers exist from the ground up
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What is burning fossil fuels
The human activity that contributes the most to the greenhouse effect
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What is an anemometer
Describes the speed of the wind
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What is a surface (pollution)
This needs to be present in the atmosphere for condensation to occure
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What is a meterologist
The scientist that studies the weather and atmosphere
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