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16 Cards in this Set
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4 main layers of the atmosphere
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1. Themosphere
2. Mesophere 3. Stratosphere 4. Troposphere |
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Conduction
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The transfer of energy
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Convection
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The transfer of thermal energy
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Radiation
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The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
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Air Density
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Air with less density becomes colder and sinks. Air with more density becomes warmer rises.
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Air pressure
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The messure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
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Polar easterlies
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Wind belts that extend from the poles to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
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Prevailing westerlies
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Wind belts found between 30.degrees and 60 degrees latitude on both hemispheres.
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Horse latitudes
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Areas where the locations are weak
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Trade winds
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Winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator
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% of each gas in our atmosphere
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30 degrees south 60 degrees north
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Ozone
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A dangerous pollutant that negatively affect the health of organisms
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Land breeze
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As warm air rises, ut creates an area of low pressure
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Sea breeze
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The cool air moves toward the ocean, producing a labd breeze
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Global warming
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A gradual increase in average global temperature
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Greenhouse effect
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The process by which gases in the atmosphere
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