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lines run from east-to-west/w-t-e but they measure north or south of the equator (0° to 90°) splitting the earth into the Northern & southern hemisphere |
Latitude |
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east from the prime meridian and west fron the prime meridian. |
Longitude |
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raw materials that we get fron the earth, support our daily life and meet people's need |
natural resources |
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resources that can be replinished during our lifetime |
Renewable resources |
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a Natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means (it takes years to be replinished) |
Non-renewable resources |
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blanket of gasses surrounding the earth |
atmosphere |
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patterns of wind that happen over the world, they're created by the spin of the earth and the difference in temperatures |
Global Winds |
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These winds predict most our weather, blows from west-to-east accross the United States |
prevailing westerlies |
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This winds blow close to the north and southpoles, blows away from the poles and curve east to west |
Polar esterlies |
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this wind are winds that circle near the equator (helps ship contains how which directuon they are going to) |
Trade winds |
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air above the land heats up and rise and the cool air from water moves toward the land to replace the rising warm air. |
Sea breeze |
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when the cool air replaced the rising warm air in the ocean |
Land Breeze |
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warm air rises and moves up to the mountain |
valley breeze |
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when the cool air sinks down that causing thr wind to move in the opposite direction |
Mountain breeze |
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this increase the earth's average surface temperature dye to a build up of green house gasses in the atmosphere |
global warming |
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a long-term changes in average temperature and precipitation |
Climate change |
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gas turn into a liquid/solid |
Condensation |
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a liquid changes into a gas |
evaporation |
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upward movement of heat or other atmospheric properties within the atmosphere |
convection |
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organic materials from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts using light as an ebergy source |
photo synthesis |
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energy transmitted in the form of rays |
radiation |
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spontaneous transfer of energy through matter, from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature |
Conduction |
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Gasses in green house |
carbon dioxide methane oxygen gas - O² ozone - O³ nitrogen gas argon gashydrogen gashelium hydrogen gas helium |
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protect us from harmful UVA UVB rays |
ozone layer |
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hours takes before earth complete a full circle |
24 hrs/ 1day |
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which way does the earth spin |
w.e. spin / west-to-east spin |
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why does the earth's season change |
because the planet is slightly tilted on its axis as it travels around the sun |
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start of spring : equal length of day & night |
march 21, Vernal equinox |
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start of Summer : longest day of the year |
june 20/21, summer soltice |
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start of autumn : equal kength of day & night |
September 23, autumnal equinox |
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start of winter : shortest day of the year |
December 21/22, winter soltice |
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sun is higher in the sky, the sunlight reaching the surface is more concentrated |
during summer |
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the sun is lower in the sky |
during winter |
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sunlight is spread out over a larger area |
during spring & autumn |
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one revolution of the earth to sun is equivalent to many days and what is the equivalent months and year/s? |
365.25 days/12 months/1 year |
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low density of incident rays |
northern winter |
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high density of incident rays |
southern summer |
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how is it possible that both northern and southern hemisphere received different amount of light? |
because the earth is tilted 23.5° |
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the imaginary vertical line around the earth which spins every 23hrs and 56 mins. |
axis |
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earth travels aroun the sun 365.25 days |
earth's revolution |
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to spin on its axis |
rotation |
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the path that is followed arpund another body in space |
orbit |
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occur twice a year, when the tilt of the earth's axis is oriented |
solstice |
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day & night lasts 12hrs at all latitude |
equinoxes |
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lowest and thinnest layer of atmosphere |
troposphere |
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almost no weather layer of the atmosphere, contains high level of ozone |
stratosphere |