Weather

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___________ are important because weather systems move along their paths.

The jet stream bends and changes position as it moves around Earth. With its high winds, it can bring an air mass from Canada to the United States. When the jet stream bends to the south with that Canadian air mass, how will the weather change?

Which process is not part of the water cycle?

What is one way that water vapor enters the atmosphere?

In which layer of the atmosphere is atmospheric pressure the greatest?

In which two layers of the atmosphere does the temperature decrease with increasing altitude?

As air in Earth's atmosphere is heated by the Sun, the warmer air expands and becomes less dense than the cooler air. As a result, the warmer air rises and the cooler air sinks. This cycle of warm air rising and cool air sinking is called _________.

Which layer of the atmosphere experiences the highest temperature?