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34 Cards in this Set
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Define Climate
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Expected Weather Patterns
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Define Wave Length
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DISTANCE BETWEEN 2 PEAKS OF A WAVE
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DEFINE WEATHER
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CONDITIONS AT A GIVEN PLACE AT A GIVEN TIME
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DEFINE PRESSURE
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WEIGHT OF AIR ABOVE
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DEFINE TEMPERATURE
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HOW FAST THE MOLECULES ARE MOVING
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DEFINE INSOLATION
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INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
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WHY ARE SUNSETS RED
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PATH LENGTH IS LONGER, WHEN SUN IS LOW ON HORIZON IT MUST TRAVEL THROUGH MORE ATMOSPHERE
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DEFINE ALBEDO
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% OF SHORTWAVE RADIATION REFLECTED BY SURFACE
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6 ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE ATMOSPHERE
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TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, PRESSURE, WIND-SPD.& DIRECT. PRECIPITATION, CLOUD TYPE&AMT.
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DEFINE TROPOSPHERE
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PART OF ATMOSPHERE WHERE ALL WEATHER OCCURS 1ST, 10-12 KM OF ATM/BOTTOM LAYER
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WHAT IS A GREEN HOUSE GAS
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SHORTWAVE RADIATION COMES FROM SUN AND TRAPS THE REFLECTED LONG WAVE RADIATION
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AT WHAT TEMP DOES MOLECULAR MOTION STOP
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0 KELVIN, ABSOLUTE ZERO
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WHAT ARE THE 2 MAIN FORMS OF ENERGY
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KINETIC, POTENTIAL
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3 WAYS HEAT IS TRANSFERRED FROM TROPICS TO POLAR REGIONS
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STORMS, OCEAN CURRENTS, GLOBAL WINDS
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DEFINE SPECIFIC HEAT
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AMOUNT OF EG. TO HEAT A SUBSTANCE
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10 CLIMATE CONTROL FACTORS
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LATITUDE, ELEVATION, LAND VS WATER, GLOBAL WIND PATTERNS, OCEAN CURRENTS, VOLCANOES, GHGS, ALBEDO FEEDBACK, LOCAL CONDITIONS
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WHAT ARE 2 PRIMARY GASSES OF ATMOSPHERE
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NITROGEN, OXYGEN
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WHAT DAY IS THE DUN DIRECTLY OVER THE TROPIC OF CANCER
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SUMMER SOLSTICE, JUNE 22
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DEFINE CONDUCTION
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EG. TRANSFER THROUGH DIRECT TOUCH
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AT WHAT LAYER DOES OZONE LAYER OCCUR
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STRATOSPHERE
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WHAT HAPPENS TO TEMP. AS YOU RISE IN TROPOSPHERE
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GENERALLY IT DROPS
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WHAT HAPPENS TO PRESSURE AS YOU RISE IN TROPSPHERE
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PRESSURE ALWAYS DECREASES AS YOU GO UP
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3 WAYS EG. IS TRANSFERRED
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RADIATION, CONDUCTION, CONVECTION
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WHAT DAY DOES THE SUN RISE ON THE NORTH POLE
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SPRING EQUINOX
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DEFINE AEROSOLS
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ANY SOLID OR LIQUID PARTICLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE THAT IS NOT WATER
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3 WAYS RADIATION INTERACTS WITH SURFACE
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ABSORB, REFLECT, TRANSMIT
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COAST OF CONTINENT THAT WOULD EXPECT A COLD CURRENT
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WESTERN
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DEFINE ISOTHERMAL LAYER
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LAYER IN ATMOSPHERE WHERE TEMP REMAINS CONSTANT
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AS AN OBJECT HEATS UP, 2 WAYS EMISSION CHANGES
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ENERGY EMITS MORE, SHORTER WAVE LENGTH
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5 SPHERES OF EARTHS SYSTEM
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HYDRO-WATER, ATMO-AIR, BIO-LIFE, LITH-ROCK, CRYO-ICE
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3 REASONS WHY WATER HELPS MODERATE MARITIME CLIMATES
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CIRCULATES, SPECIFIC HEAT, TRANSMITS EG.
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WHAT ARE 2 MOTIONS OF THE EARTH
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REVOLVING, ROTATING
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WHAT CAUSES EARTHS SEASONS
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THE EARTHS TILT
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WHAT ARE 2 MAIN BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY
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PHYSICAL, HUMAN
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