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16 Cards in this Set
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4 main layers of the atmosphere
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Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, amd Thermosphere.
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Conduction
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The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
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Convection
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The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
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Radiation
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The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
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High and low air density
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The less the density,the lower the air pressure, the more density,the higher the air pressure is.
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Air pressure
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The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
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Polar easterlies
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Prevailing winds that blow east to west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
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Prevailing westerlies
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Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
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Horse latitudes
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About 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south latitude,sinking air creates an area of high pressure.
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Trade winds
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Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator.
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% of each gas in our atmosphere
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Nitrogen~ 78%
Oxygen~ 21% Remaining~ 1% |
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Ozone
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Stops UV rays from reaching earths surface.
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Land breeze
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A coastal breeze that blows from land to sea.
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Sea breeze
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Wind blowing sea to land during daytime hours.
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Global warming
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Gradual increase in global temperature.
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Greenhouse effect
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The warming of a surface and lower atmosphere.
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