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weather correct answers The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. climate correct answers Overall weather in an area over a long period of time basic elements of weather correct answers wind, humidity, temperature, pressure, clouds, and precipitation basic elements of climate correct answers temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloudiness important meteorological variables correct answers precipitation (R), surface air temperature (T), wind speed (V), relative humidity (RH), and air pressure pressure correct answers the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface density correct answers Mass per unit volume temperature correct answers A measure of how hot or cold something is. earths major spheres correct answers hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere gases of the atmosphere correct answers nitrogen, oxygen, argon why is the ozone vital for life correct answers protects everything living on the Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the Sun different layers of the atmosphere correct answers troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere how temperature varies between layers correct answers as altitude increases, the air temperature decreases hurricane correct answers A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center structure and characteristic of storm correct answers a characteristic feature of tropical cyclones is the eye and violent atmospheric disturbance, characterized by low barometric pressure, cloud cover, precipitation, strong winds, and possibly lightning and thunder. conditions that promote hurricane formation and dissipation correct answers form- hurricanes form over the warm ocean water of the tropics. When warm moist air over the water rises, it is replaced by cooler air. The cooler air will then warm and start to rise. This cycle causes huge storm clouds to form.