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What is weather?
What is weather?
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing the conditions such as temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric conditions on a day-to-day basis.
Where do most weather phenomena occur on Earth?
Where do most weather phenomena occur on Earth?
Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, just below the stratosphere.
How is weather different from climate?
How is weather different from climate?
Weather refers to day-to-day atmospheric conditions, while climate refers to the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.
What drives weather?
What drives weather?
What are the largest scale atmospheric circulations called?
What are the largest scale atmospheric circulations called?
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere where most weather phenomena occur?
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere where most weather phenomena occur?
What term refers to the averaging of atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time?
What term refers to the averaging of atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time?
What are the four largest scale atmospheric circulations called?
What are the four largest scale atmospheric circulations called?
What are the three main factors that drive weather?
What are the three main factors that drive weather?
What are the two types of air that create a strong temperature contrast in the atmosphere?
What are the two types of air that create a strong temperature contrast in the atmosphere?
What is weathering?
What is weathering?
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
What are the two types of weathering?
What are the two types of weathering?
What is physical weathering?
What is physical weathering?
What is chemical weathering?
What is chemical weathering?
What is weather modification?
What is weather modification?
What is the most common form of weather modification?
What is the most common form of weather modification?
What is the purpose of cloud seeding?
What is the purpose of cloud seeding?
What is the goal of weather modification in warfare?
What is the goal of weather modification in warfare?
What international agreement bans weather modification in warfare?
What international agreement bans weather modification in warfare?
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