True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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air mass ? a large body of air with uniform
temperature and moisture content
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stratosphere ? the atmospheric layer closest to the
earth's surface where nearly all weather occurs
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mesophere ? the atmospheric layer closest to the
earth's surface where nearly all weather occurs
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barometric pressure ? the pressure due to
the weight of the atmosphere also called air pressure or atmospheric pressure
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topography ? the surface features of the
earth`
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thermosphere ? the coldesst layer of the atmosphere
located above the stratosphere
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relative humidity ? ratio of the quantity of
water vapor in the air to the maximum quantity of water vapor that can be present at that
temperature
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greenhouse effect ? the process by which the
atmosphere traps some of the energy from the sun in the troposphere
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isobar ? the boundary between 2 air massess of
different densities
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climate ? the boundary between 2 air massess of
different densities
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dew point ? the boundary between 2 air massess of
different densities
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tropshere ? the coldesst layer of the atmosphere
located above the stratosphere
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front ? the boundary between 2 air massess
of different densities
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humidity ? the general weather conditions over many
years
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coriolis effect ? the change in the
direction of an objects path due to the earths rotation
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precipitation ? any form of water that falls
back to earht's surface from clouds; including rain, snow, sleet and hail
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transpiration ? any form of water that falls back
to earht's surface from clouds; including rain, snow, sleet and hail
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