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| air pressure | the force that is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing downward in an area |
| altitude | the height above sea level |
| climate | a pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years is known as |
| conduction | the transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into one another |
| convection | transfer of energy that occurs by the flow of heated material |
| convection currents | when warmer, less dense aire rises and cooler, more dense air sinks |
| heat | flow of energy from a warm object to a cooler object |
| ozone | form of ozygen that is present in the stratospher that absorbs the ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
| weather | state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place |
| wind | horizontal movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure |
