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15 Cards in this Set
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DENSITY |
The state or quality of being dense. |
the state or quality of being ___ |
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ALTITUDE |
The height of anything above a given planetary reference plane especially above sea level on earth. |
The height of anything...... |
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RADIATION |
The process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. |
Energy waves.... |
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CONVECTION |
The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. |
The transfer of heat liquid or gas |
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CONDUCTION |
The transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts. |
The transfer of heat between two parts... |
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OZONE |
A form of oxygen in the upper atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays that could harm us. |
O3 |
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GLOBAL WARMING |
An increase in the Earth's average temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. |
Warming |
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT |
an atmospheric heating phenomenon caused by short wave solar radiation. |
Warming effect |
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EVAPORATION |
the act or process of evaporating. |
evap_____ |
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CONDENSATION |
the result of being made more compact or dense. |
conden____ |
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WIND |
air in natural motion , as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the Earth's surface. It is created by the uneven heating of Earths surface. |
Air in motion |
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LOW PRESSURE |
having or involving a low or below-normal pressure. |
pressure = less |
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HIGH PRESSURE |
having or involving a pressure above the normal pressure. |
pressure=more |
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TYPES OF AIR MASSES |
Maritime tropical (mT). Continental tropical (cT). Maritime polar (mP). Continental polar (cP). |
masses |
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TYPES OF CLOUDS |
Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Altostratus, Altocumulus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus, Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Stratocumulus. |
clouds |
