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23 Cards in this Set
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Meteorology
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Study of weather
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what is function of atmosphere
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protects us from radiation
supports life protects us from meteors |
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What are atmospheric gases that come from volcanoes
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water vapor, C02, N2, and H2
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what is the atmospheric gas that comes from the decay of 40K
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Argon
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what gas makes up 78% of atmosphere
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nitrogen
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What gas makes up 21% of atmosphere
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oxygen
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what is a particle and name examples
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microscopic solids in the atmosphere
dust, soot, pollen, lead and salt |
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What is the nitrogen cycle
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path where nitrogen follows as it moves through the air, soil,water, plants and animals
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lightning and bacteria........
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produce nitrogen compounds that plants can use
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what is the formula for nitric acid
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HNO3
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what is the formula for ammonia
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NH3
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how do nitrogen compounds get into animals
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animals eat plants
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what is bacteria
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rotten organic materla that returns nitrogen to the atmosphere
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what gases do plants use?
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CO2, 02
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what gas do plants produce
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02
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what gas is produced by the "burning" of food and fossil fuels
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CO2
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name some fossil fuels
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coal, wood and oil
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what gases cause the greenhouse effect
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CO2 and water vapor
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what is infared?
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radiation trapped by the Greenhouse Effect
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what does 03 stand for
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ozone
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what is ultraviolet
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radiation stopped by the ozone layer
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what chemical is found in refrigerators?
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freon
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where is there a hole in the atmosphere
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over antarctica
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