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45 Cards in this Set
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Where are electrically charged particals found?
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Ionosphere
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What is found in the Ionosphere?
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Electrically charged particals
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What is the layer of atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface?
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Troposphere
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What is the Troposphere?
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The layer of atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface?
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What layer contains the highest concentration of ozone?
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Stratosphere
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What is the Stratosphere?
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The layer of atmosphere that contains the highest concentration of ozone.
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What is the Exosphere?
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The layer of atmosphere thast blends into outer space.
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What layer of atmosphere blends into outer space?
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The exosphere
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What is conduction?
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Transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into another.
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The transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into another is called...
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Conduction
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The transfer of heat by the flow of a heated material is called...
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Convection
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What is convection?
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The transfer of heat by the flow of a heated material.
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The transfer of energy in the form of waves and rays is called...
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Radiation
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What is Radiation?
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The transfer of energy in the form of waves and rays.
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The process of water vapor changing to a liquid is called...
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Condensation
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What is condensation?
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The process of water vapor changing to a liquid.
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What is evaporation?
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The process of liquid changing to gas.
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The process of liquid changing to gas is called...
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Evaporation
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The _____is the source of all energy in our atmosphere.
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Sun
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The ozone layer protects the Earth from ______________
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Ultraviolet Radiation
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______makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Nitrogen
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_______makes up 21% of the Earth's Atmosphere.
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Oxygen
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Chloroflurocarbons (CFC) may be harming the ozone layer by detroying _______molecules
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Ozone
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temperatures in the thermosphere and exosphere are very_____
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High
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What is the air pressure and molecules of Troposphere?
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Highest & close together
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What is the air pressure and molecules of Exosphere?
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Extremely low & far apart
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Explain what happens to the energy from the sun when it enters Earth. (EEB)
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Some get reflected back into space and some stays on earth.
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What is the source of energy in the water cycle?
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The sun
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What do you call all the water on Earth's surface?
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Hydrosphere
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What are the four parts to the water cycle?
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1)Evaporation
2)Condensation 3)Precipitation 4)Runoff |
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What are the two most abundant gases in our atmosphere?
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Oxygen and Nitrogen
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As you go up in the troposphere, the temperature, will the temperature increase or decrease?
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Decrease
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What part of the atmosphere contains the highest concentration of oxone?
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Stratosphere
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Air above the ______ rises because it has low density and low pressure.
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Equator
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Why does air above the equator rise?
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Because it has low density and low pressure.
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What is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to the Earth's surface?
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Troposphere
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The _________ is the outer layer of the atmosphere and blends into outer space.
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Exosphere
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Describe the air pressure and molecules of the Atmosphere
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Decreased air pressure
Little molecules |
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This elevation has decreased air pressure and little molecules...
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Atmosphere
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Describe the air pressure and molecules of the Earth's surface
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More air pressure
More molecules |
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Why is there little wind near the equator?
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Low pressure
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What creates distinct wind patterns on Earth's surface?
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Cosiolis Effect
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What would happen to life on Earth if the ozone layer disappeared?
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We would die
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Why doesn't all the Earth's surface receive equal amounts of radiation?
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Because the earth is curved
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Cool air is more dense and forces up _______ air
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warm
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