Enviro Wyatt P.

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Atmosphere

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The layer of gases that surround earth

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Biosphere

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A relatively thin layer of earth that has conditions suitable for supporting life as we know it

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Hydrosphere

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All the water on earth whether present as liquid, vapor or ice

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Lithosphere

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Solid portion of earth composed of minerals, rocks and elements

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Thermosphere

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Furthest atmospheric layer from earth's surface

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Stratosphere

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Second farthest layer from earth's surface

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Climate

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Average weather conditions that occur within a area over a long period of time, usually around 30 ish years

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Weather

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Conditions of temp, air pressure, cloud cover, precipitation, and humidity at a particular place at a particular time

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Altitude

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The distance above earth's surface, measured at sea level

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Troposphere

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First layer of earth's atmosphere

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Mesosphere

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Third layer of earth's atmosphere, and the most boring

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Ozone

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A molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen

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Ozone layer

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A layer within the atmosphere containing high amounts of ozone gas

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Climate change

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Change that occurs within the climate in a 30 year or longer time span

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Adaptation

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Any change in the structure or function of an organism that makes it more suited to its environment

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Scientific Evidence

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Evidence based on facts and tests made using the scientific method

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Net radiation budget

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The difference between the amount of incoming radiation and outgoing radiation from earth's surface and atmosphere

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Solar Energy Output

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The amount of energy generated from the sun

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Terrestrial Energy Output

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Amount of energy generated using Earth's resources

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Net Radiant Energy

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The amount of energy we make compared to the amount we use

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EMR Spectrum

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Electromagnetic Spectrum, all known light waves and their lengths

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Greenhouse Gas

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Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect

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Angle of Inclination

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The degree by which Earth's poles are tilted from the perpendicular of the plane of its orbit

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Angle of incidence

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The angle at which light reflects off of a surface relative to the normal line

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines that run parallel to Earth's equator with the equator having a latitude of 0 and the poles having a latitude of 90N and 90S

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Insolation

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The amount of solar energy received by the earth's surface

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Albedo

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Amount of solar radiation a surface reflects

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Atmospheric Pressure

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The pressure exerted by the mass of air above any point of earth's surface

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Conduction

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Transfer of thermal energy by direct contact between the particles if a substance without moving the particles to a new location

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Coriolis Effect

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The deflection of any object from a straight line path, caused by the rotation of Earth

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Current

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Flow from one place to another in one direction

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Jet Stream

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A band of fast moving air in the stratosphere

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Convection

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Transfer of thermal by the movement of particles from one place to another

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Radiation

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Emission of energy as particles or waves

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Heat of Fusion

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The amount of energy absorbed when 1 mol of a substance changes from solid phase to liquid phase without a change in temperature

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Heat of Vaporization

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The amount of energy absorbed when 1 mol of a substance changes from vapor phase to gas phase without a change in temperature

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Heat of Condensation

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The amount of energy released when 1 mol of a substance changes from vapor phase to liquid phase without a change in temperature

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Heat of Solidification

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The amount of energy released when 1 mol of a substance changes from liquid phase to solid phase without a change in temperature

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Hydrologic Cycle

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The process by which water molecules move from earths surface into the atmosphere and then back again

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Phase

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State of a substance (solid, liquid, gas)

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Quantity of Thermal Energy

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The amount of thermal energy absorbed or released when the temperature of a substance changes by a certain number of degrees given the equation: Q = mc^(triangle??)t

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Specific Heat Capacity

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Amount of energy required to raise temp of specific substance by 1 degree celsius

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Biome

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A large geographical region with a particular range of temperature and precipitation levels, and the plants and animals are adapted to those climate conditions

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Closed System

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Any system that exchanges energy with its surroundings without exchanging matter

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Open System

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System that exchanges both energy and matter with its surroundings

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Climatograph

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Average of temperature and precipitation of an area for each month of the year for a given location, presented as a graph

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Carbon Sink

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And process that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, such as photosynthesis

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Carbon Source

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Any process that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, such as burning of fossil fuels

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Fossil Fuel

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Carbon-based fuels formed from the remains of living organisms

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Extrapolation

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Estimating or concluding based on a mindset that the way things are going now will continue

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Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

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The change in Earth's net radiation budget, caused by the increase in human-generated greenhouse gases