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20 Cards in this Set
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Night winds
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land breezes
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The most common liquid in the atmosphere
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water vapor
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The gas _____ absorbs some of the harmful radiation from the sun.
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ozone
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Heat and energy are transferred from the sun to the Earth and its atmosphere by _____.
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radiation
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Air pressure is measured with a(n)
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barometer
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Layer os the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer.
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stratosphere
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Differences in temp. on Earth can be explained in part by the _____ of its surface.
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curved shape
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A greenhouse, just like _____ acts to contain heat.
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Earth's atmosphere
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Rain occurs in the troposphere because _____.
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other layers of the atmosphere do not contain enough water and pressure.
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Two gases that make up 90% of the Earth's atmosphere are _____ and _____.
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oxygen and nitrogen
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Why does the metal chamber of an aneriod barometer expand during a low-pressure weather pattern?
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under low-pressure, molecules move farther apart
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Gas that makes up 20% of air
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oxygen
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Most abundant gas in the atmosphere
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nitrogen
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Visible air pollution
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smog
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Where air is found
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troposphere
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Process by which air gains heat through contact with hot surfaces
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conduction
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Transfer of hear by movement of air mass
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convection
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Result of unequal heating of places all over Earth
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global wind systems
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Transfer of hear by movement of air mass
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convection
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Caused by air sinking and returning to the equator
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trade winds
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