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troposphere
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the layer closest to earth's surface
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air pressure
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the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
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insolation
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incoming solar radiation
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atmosphere
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The air that surrounds the earth
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weather
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temperature, wind, rain, clouds in the lower atmosphere at any given time or place
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barometer
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measures air pressure
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water vapor
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water in the air in the form of a gas
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humdity
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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evaporation
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the changing of a liquid (water) into gas (water vapor)
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condensation
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the changing of a gas (water vapor) into a liquid (water)
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relative humidity
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comparison between how much water vapor is in the air and how much the air can hold at a given temperature
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stratus clouds
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forms a blanketlike layer
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cumulus clouds
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puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
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cirrus clouds
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feather shape, high altitute, formed by ice crystals
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fog
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a cloud at ground level
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precipitation
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any form of water particles that fall and reach the ground. Rain, sleet, snow, hail
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