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What is the Latin word for 'rain'

The Latin word for 'rain' is pluvia. It's a feminine gender noun. A related word in Latin is the adjective 'pluvialis', which means 'bringing rain, growing after rain, or relating to rain'. Another related word is the adjective 'pluvius', which means 'of rain, rain-bringing, or rainy'.

Which chemical damages the protective ozone layer

Chlorofluorocarbons damage the protective ozone layer.

The layer of the atmosphere with the highest temperature is the

If you are talking about Earth the Exosphere can reach temperatures of 2,500 °C (4,530 °F) during the day. Even though the temperature is so high, you would not feel warm even in the thermosphere which can get up-to 1,500 °C (2,730 °F), you would feel no heat due to the fact there are so few molecules and it is so close to vacuum.

Since there is no clear boundary between outer space and the exosphere, the exosphere is sometimes considered a part of outer space. So people use the Thermosphere as the delineator

The property of water that causes it to moderate the climate around lakes is its

heat capacity

Definition of cause and effect

whats the difference between cause and effect?

What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?

low pressure

What holds earth's atmosphere together

the gravitational force holds its atmosphere together

Hpow do the conditions in the united states change when the jet stream moves north

It gets warmer-Apex

Which statement is true of jet streams

The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds

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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between

How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction

What type of pressure change indicates stormy weather

Why do bodies of water tend to moderate temperature swings from day to day

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The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between

If the relative humidity is high and the temperature drops water vapor may

How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction

Ocean and wind currents are both caused by

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Why does the thermosphere have the highest temperature of all the atmosphere layers

In which atmosphere layer do humans live most of their lives

Which chemical damages the protective ozone layer

In what way does ocean water move globally

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Where is the Ionosphere located

In which atmosphere layer do humans live most of their lives

Which chemical damages the protective ozone layer

Why does the thermosphere have the highest temperature of all atmosphere layers

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Is the saying the higher the clouds the better the weather true

What is thought to have caused the ice ages

Ocean and wind currents are both caused by

What kind of air would be characteristic of a maritime tropical air mass

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