That bubble around earth | The Big Picture | Watch out below | Meteorology | It's white and puffy but it's not cotton |
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What is the atmosphere
the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
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What is evaporation
the change from a liquid to a gas
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What is precipitation
water (liquid or solid) that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface
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What is barometer
a tool that measures air pressure
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What is cirrus
clouds that are thin, white and feathery
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What is condensation
the change from a gas to a liquid
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What is transpiration
water that evaporates from leaves of plants
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What is water cycle
the process of moving water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere
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What is an anemometer
a tool that measures wind speed
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What is cumulus
clouds that are puffy and white
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What is runoff
water that cannot soak into the ground and, instead, flows across Earth's surface
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What is climate
the pattern of weather an area experiences over a long period of time
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What is hail
solid precipitation made of layers of ice
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What is humidity
the amount of water vapor in the air
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What is cumulonimbus
A cloud that is tall and has a flat top.
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What is an air mass
a large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout
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What is a climate zone
an area that has similar average temperature and precipitation throughout
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What is sleet
precipitation that freezes near the ground
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What is a hygrometer
A tool that measures the humidity in the air
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What is stratus
clouds that form flat layers
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What is air pressure
the weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface
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What is a stoma
water vapor exits a plant and goes into the atmosphere from this structure
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What is snow
solid precipitation that falls through cold air
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What is a front
the boundary between two air masses
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What is Troposphere
the layer of our atmosphere where all our weather happens
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