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29 Cards in this Set
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Atmosphere
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forms a protective boundary between Earth and space and provides conditions that are suitable for life.
heated by energy reradiated by Earth's surface |
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Plants need
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carbon dioxide
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Animals need
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oxygen
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Thermosphere has
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hottest temperatures out of the four layers of the atmosphere.
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tilt of the Earth's axis
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is what causes seasons as Earth moves around the sun.
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Solstice
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Two days of the year when the sun is directly overhead at noon at (23.5*N,23.5*S)
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Equator
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is 0 degrees latitude
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North Pole
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is 90 degrees latitude
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Temprate zones
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located from 23.5 degrees north to 66.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south and 66.5 degrees south
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3 ways energy is transferred within troposphere
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-radiation
-convection -conduction |
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Wind is
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air blowing from high pressure area to low pressure area.
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Jet stream
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A belt of high speed wind in the upper troposphere.
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Rain, sleet, and snow.
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types of precipitation.
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Air masses that form over water
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has more moisture then air masses that form over land.
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Front
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Sharply defined boundary that form where two unlike air masses meet.
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Anticyclone
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Air flows away from center
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Thunderstorm
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storm with lightening, strong winds, and heavy rain or hail.
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Dopplar Radar
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radio waves bounce off particales of precipitation in moving storms then measure the frequency of the waves that return
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El Nino
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short-term variation in climate that is cause by a change in the normal direction of winds.
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Nitrogen
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Gas that makes up 78% of Earth's air
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Troposphere
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where most weather takes place
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Stratosphere
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where the ozone layer is located
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rotation
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the cause of day and night
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revolution
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Earth completes one orbit around the sun
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Zones correct order
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Polar, Temperate, Tropic, Temperate, Polar.
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Global Winds
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include westerlies, trade winds, and polar easterlies.
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Local Winds
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Daily breezes that occur in a city located by a large body of water
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Cloud
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Dense, visable mass of tiny water drops and ice crystals
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Cold front
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when a cold air mass collides with a warm air front and pushes the warm air up
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