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11 Cards in this Set
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What height does the Troposphere extend to?
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36090 ft OR approx 12Km
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What height does the Stratosphere extend to?
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Approx 50Km
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Is the Tropopause higher over the equator or the poles?
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The tropopause is higher over the equator.
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Where is 75% of water in the atmosphere contained?
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The Troposphere
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Where is 99% of water contained?
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The Troposphere and the Stratosphere
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Is the stratosphere stable or unstable?
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Stable.
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How high does the Mesosphere go and how low does the temperature fall to?
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85Km high and temperature as low as -93°C.
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How high does the Thermosphere go and how high does the temperature rise to?
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600Km high and temperature as high as +1727°C.
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Are Low's and High's Stable or Unstable?
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Low's are Unstable.
High's are Stable. |
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Which direction do depressions travel and what kind of pressure gradient do they have?
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Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere with a steep pressure gradient.
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What direction does the wind blow in Depressions and Anticyclones?
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Depressions are Clockwise,
Anticyclones are Anticlockwise. |
