Vocab Flashcards

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Air pressure

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the force that air puts on an area (related word: pressure)

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Tropical

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describing a climate that is very hot and humid; describing an area of Earth that is near the equator

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Celsius

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the metric temperature scale: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.

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Cirrus cloud

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thin, wispy-looking clouds; commonly found at heights greater than 6 km

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