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Weather and Climate Typeit

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Air Masses

All our weather is driven by the energy that Earth gets from the . It all happens in a very thin layer of gases that extends just over 10,000 m above the surface which is called the . The weather we experience largely depends on whether the air is rising or falling. When the air rises, it  and condensation takes place. This creates  which will often mean that it will . In Great Britain, these air masses which are also called  are driven across the  Ocean by the prevailing wind which comes from the .

When the air is falling, however, the sky remains . This means that the ground will heat up and cool down much more quickly so that, in the , although there is no snow, it can be bitterly 

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