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- 1Massthe amount of matter in the air
- 2Densitythe amount mass in a given volume
- 3weightthe force acting on an object due to gravity
- 4Pressurethe force pushing on an are or surface
- 5Gravitythe force that pulls everything to the center of the earth
- 6altitudedistance above sea level
- 7water vaporwater in the form of gas
- 8Heat Energythe total energy of motion of a substance
- 9Temperaturemeasure of how HOT or COLD smth is
- 10heat transfermolecules are mover from higher temp to lower temp
- 11Thermometerthin glass tube with a liquid
- 12Radiationtransfer of energy by electromagnetic
- 13Conduction- molecules touching
- transfer of heat from one object to another - 14Convectionmovement of heat through density differences
- 15convection currentsheat transfer involves the movement of energy from one place to another
- 16Windthe movement of air caused by the uneven heating of the earth by the sun
- 17high pressureplaces where the atmo is heavy an air sinks
- 18low pressureplaces where the atmo is thin an air rises
- 19wind vanean instrument that measures the direction on which wind id blowing
- 20wind chillthe cooling effect of wind blowing on a surface
- 21local windwinds that blow over small area
- 22sea breezebreeze blowing from sea ----> land
- 23land breezea breeze blowing from land <----- sea
- 24evaporationliquid water ----> water vapor
- 25sublimationprocess of snow and ice changing into water vapor in air without first melting
- 26transpirationplants lost water
- 27dew point
- 28precipitationrain, snow, sleet, hail falls onto ground
- 29respirationhuman breathing in oxygen and turning it into nitrogen
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