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31 Cards in this Set
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Layer of atmosphere containing ozone |
Stratosphere |
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Layer of the atmosphere in which we live |
Troposphere |
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Place in the atmosphere where temperature declines rapidly |
Thermocline |
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Separates two air masses |
Front |
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Layers of the atmosphere |
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere |
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Direction wind generally blows in the northern hemisphere |
West to East |
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Warmest layer of atmosphere |
Thermosphere |
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Measures air pressure |
Barometer |
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Measures air temperature |
Thermometer |
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Measures wind speed |
Anemometer |
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Feathery clouds |
Cirrus |
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Cotton-like clouds |
Cumulus |
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Dark rain clouds that cover the entire sky |
Stratus |
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Storm cloud |
Cumulonimbus |
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Violent storm caused by low pressure; characterized by funnel cloud with high winds |
Tornado |
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Front characterized by lots of rain, heavy winds, violent storms, cooler temperatures |
Cold Front |
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Pressure characterized by lots of rain |
Low Pressure |
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Pressure characterized by clear skies and cooler temperatures |
High pressure |
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Shape of the orbit of the planets |
Elliptical |
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All the living and nonliving parts of an area |
Ecosystem |
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Change in direction of the Earth's axis without any change in tilt |
Precession |
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Wobbling around of the Earth's axis in one direction or another Occurs over an 18 year period |
Nutation |
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Point between two objects where they balance each other |
Barycenter |
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Energy from the sun |
Radiation |
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Process where plants lose water to the atmosphere |
Transpiration |
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Where fusion occurs |
The sun or other stars |
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How the sun makes energy |
Fusion |
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Front that occurs when warm air and cool air collide |
stationary front |
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Front that occurs when faster moving cool air catches up and surpasses slower moving warm air |
occluded front |
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Most dense layer of the atmosphere |
Troposphere (bottom) |
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Least dense layer of the atmosphere |
Thermosphere (top) or exosphere |
