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13 Cards in this Set
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scientists who study weather
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Meteorologists
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starts with Meteror
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Aa function of the atmosphere in preventing the Earth`s heat from escaping into space is called a.....
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Greenhouse Effect
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has green and house in it
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as the Earth makes this journey, it also rotates aon its....
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Axis
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has two words in it
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an imaginart line circling the earth midway between North and south Poles is called....
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Equator
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its after the Northern Hemisphere
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the half of the Earth's surface norht of the equator is called the...
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Northern Hemisphere
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the anwers is on the card before this card
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the half to the south of the equator is called the....
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Southern Hemisphere
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starts with south
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An average of only about...
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47%
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Has to do with the sun's radiation.
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hte air that we live in recieves most of its warmth (blank) from the ground
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"second -hand"
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Has a number in it.
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At any given time,the temperature differences between the tropics and the poles are very great- as much as......
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180 F
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Has the anishels F
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When heavier,cooler air gets underneath it and pushes it upward. This happens when...
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warm air rises
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Has three words in it.
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the gaes of air...
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expand
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Has pand in it.
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when they are heated up (blank) is cooled.
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contracts
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has the word acts
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The weight of the atmosphere pushing down on the earth.
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air pressure
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Has two words in it.
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