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Earth Science - Weather vocabulary

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dew pointtemperature at which condensation takes place
humidity% of moisture in the air
air pressurethe eright of the atmosphere on the Earth's surface
Coriolis Effectdeflected winds caused by the Earth's rotation
tropospherethe layre of the atmosphere closest to the earth's surface; has water vapor
stratospheresecond atmospheric layer up from Earth's surface-holds ozone
mesospherethird layer up from Earth's surface
thermosphereupper most layer of the atmosphere; ionosphere found here
ionospherecharged particles that bounce back radio waves
condensationwater vapor changing to a liquid
cloudliquid water drops formed by the rising, cooling, and condensing of air
conductionheat transfer through molecular collision
convectionheat transfer through currents
radiationheat transfer through waves


Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
Amherst High School and Middle School
Amherst, NY

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