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
100
What is evaporation
the change from a liquid to a gas
100
What is precipitation
water (liquid or solid) that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface
100
What is barometer
a tool that measures air pressure
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What is cirrus
clouds that are thin, white and feathery
200
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
200
What is water cycle
the process of moving water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere
200
What is an anemometer
a tool that measures wind speed
200
What is cumulus
clouds that are puffy and white
300
What is runoff
water that cannot soak into the ground and, instead, flows across Earth's surface
300
What is climate
the pattern of weather an area experiences over a long period of time
300
What is hail
solid precipitation made of layers of ice
300
What is humidity
the amount of water vapor in the air
300
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
400
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
400
What is a hygrometer
A tool that measures the humidity in the air
400
What is stratus
clouds that form flat layers
500
What is air pressure
the weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface
500
What is a stoma
water vapor exits a plant and goes into the atmosphere from this structure
500
What is snow
solid precipitation that falls through cold air
500
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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