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30 Cards in this Set
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the ocean and the atmosphere act as what?
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as an interdependent system
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An ocean event
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El nino
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the plane traced by Earth’s orbit.
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ecliptic
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What degrees does Earth's axis turn on?
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23.5 degrees
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T/F Earths axis doesn't always point in the same direction
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False
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What direction does Earths axis point 2?
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Polaris (North Star)
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equinox that occurs on or about March 21, the Sun is directly overhead along the equator.
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vernal equinox
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solstice that Occurs on or about June 21, the sun reaches its most northerly point in the sky, directly overhead along the tropic of cancer
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Summer solstice
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At 23.5 degrees N. latitude
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Tropic of Cancer
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At 23.5 degrees S. latitude
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Tropic of Capricorn
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equinox that occurs on or about September 23, the sun is directly overhead along the equator again.
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autumnal equinox
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solstice that occurs on or about December 22, the sun is directly overhead along the Tropic of Capricorn
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winter solstice
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angular distance from the equatorial plane
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declination
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region between latitudes of 23.5 degrees north and south
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tropics
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66.5 degrees N. latitude
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Arctic circle
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66.5 degrees S. latitude
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Antarctic circle
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How often does the Antarctic circle experience sun?
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every 6 months
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the fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation reflected by a surface
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albedo
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large volumes of air that have a definite area of origin and distinctive characteristics
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air masses
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describes the conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place
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weather
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the long-term average of weather
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climate
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atmospheric disturbances characterized by strong winds, precipitation, and often thunder and lightning
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storms
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the contact between a warm air mass moving into an area occupied by cold air
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warm front
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the contact between a cold air mass moving into an area occupied by warm air
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cold front
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a narrow, fast-moving, easterly- flowing air mass
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jet stream
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italian navigator and explorer
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Christopher Columbus
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place where all the weather is produced
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troposphere
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cell composed of therisingand sinking air moving in a circular fashion
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convection cell
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moving air
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wind
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changes the intended path of a moving body
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coriolis effect
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