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| weather | the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a given time in a given place |
| convection | circulation in a fluid that results from energy transfer; during this process, warm masses of air rise and cool masses of air sink |
| water vapor | water that is always in the air |
| clouds | form when air cool and water vapor condenses on dust or other nuclei |
| thermometer | weather instument that measures temperature in degrees C or F |
| barometer | weather instument that measures air pressure in millibars |
| atmosphere | the gases around the Earth |
| pressure | the force of the air pushing in all directions |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| Troposphere | the part of Earth's atmoshpere where weather takes place |
| Stratosphere | layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer |
| infrared radiation | wavelength of light we feel as heat |
| Cirrus | High altitude wispy clouds |
| Stratus | layered clouds |
| Cumulus | puffy clouds |
| nimbus | prefix meaning "rain" |
| Doldrums | Still air found near the equator |
| Trade winds | Easterly global winds found betwean 0 and 30 degrees latitude |
| Horse latitudes | still air found at around 30 degrees latitude |
| Sea breazes | Winds that blow from the sea towards land |
| Sublimation | Change from solid to gas |
| Crystalization | Change from liquid or gas to solid |
| Evaporation | change from liquid to gas |
| Transpiration | evaporation through plants as part of phorosynthesis |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants make food from sunlight |
| nitrogen | most abundant gas in atmosphere |
| oxygen | second most abundant gas in atmosphere |
| Waiste water managment and irrigation within water cycle | man-made precipitation |
| Dew point | Temperature at which water vapor condenses |
| Stephen Hawking | Scientist who has ALS disease and is know for research on black holes |
| Albert Einstein | Scientist known for E = mc2 |
| Louis Leaky | Discovered early human ancestors-3,000,000 year old fossils |
| Goodall,Birutė Galdikas, and Dian Fossey | Mentored by Louis Leaky |
