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25 Cards in this Set
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The top two gases making-up our atmosphere are ____ at about 79% and _____ at about 20%
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nitrogen
oxygen |
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The layer of the atmosphere that we live in is the ....
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troposphere
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The layer of the atomsphere that is home to the ozone layer is the....
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stratosphere
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The boundaries of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere are given names with the suffix.....
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"pause"
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The _____pause is the temperature change boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
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tropo
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The ______ degree tilt of the earth is responsible for the 4 ___________ on earth
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23.5
seasons |
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The two latitude lines in the N & S hemispheres that mark the limits of direct sun rays are the ___ & ___
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn |
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When the Tropic of Cancer (N) receives direct sun rays, then which season has begun?
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summer solstice
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When the Tropic of Capricorn (in S) gets dirct sun rays, then which season has begun for the N. hemisphere?
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winter solstice
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When day length is exactly 50/50 day/night, which seasons have started?
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autumn equinox
spring equinox |
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Air pressure is caused by...
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weight the air on the earth (pulled by gravity)
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A climatogram indicates the climate of a region by displaying both ___ & ____ on the same graph.
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temperature
precipitation |
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Closeness to the ocean, with winds coming off the ocean, is likely to make climate (how?)...
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milder
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Generally, as latitude increase, the average temperature gets....
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colder
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As altitude gets higher, the average temperature gets....
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colder
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In N. hemisphere summer, the polar cap region will have ____ hours of light and the S. hemisphere will have ____ hr of dark.
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24 |
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Albedo is just a fancy word for the amount of light ____ by surfaces.
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reflected
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____ reflects the more light than any other surface on earth.
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Snow
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Reflection of light by water is very ____.
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poor
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The top two gases that cause trapping of heat in the earth's atmosphere are ____ & _____
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water vapor
carbon dioxide |
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Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called ___ gases.
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greenhouse
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The major gas found in the stratosphere that stops most UV light from getting through is...
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ozone
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Curves on a weather that represent the same temperature for a regions are called....
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isotherms
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Cloud cover during the day has the effect of...
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cooling the earth's surface.
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Cloud cover at night has the effect of....
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warming the earth's surface.
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