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Harmful substances that produce air pollution problems.

Climate

Instrument that measures temperature.

Pollutants

A natural phenomenon essential for life on Earth.

Thermometer

The study of different atmospheric variables to make


weather predictions.
It shows the direction of the wind.

Greenhouse effect

The rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere


and oceans.
This gas protects us from the UV rays.

Weather vane

Unwanted sound which is released into the environment.

Ozone

Describes the state of atmospheric conditions at a certain


place, over a short period of time.

Noise pollution

Measures wind speed.

Weather

Meteorology

Global warming

How far west or east a place is from the Greenwich


meridian.
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

Anemometer

The height above sea level.

Nitrogen

It measures the amount of rainfall per square metre.

Altitude

Pressure of the column of air over a surface.

Pluviometer

An annual thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica.

Atmospheric pressure

It measures the humidity in the air.

Barometer

How far north or south a place is from the Equator.

Hygrometer

CFCs are the pollutants that cause this air pollution


problem

Latitude

Any form of precipitation that is unusually acidic.

The hole in the ozone layer

Longitude

Describes the characteristic pattern of weather in an area,


over a long period of time.

Acid rain

We use it to measure atmospheric pressure.

The hole in the ozone layer

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