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42 Cards in this Set
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Acid Rain
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rain that is more acidic than normal
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Air Mass
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a huge body of air that has similar temperature pressure and humidity
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Anticyclone
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a high pressure center of dry air
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Asteroid
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objects moving around the sun that are too small to be planets
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Astronomy
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the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
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Atmosphere
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the mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth
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Aurora Borealis
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a colorful glowing display in the sky caused when partials from the sun strike oxygen and nitrogen in the ionosphere
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Autumnal equinox
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The date (near September 22 in the northern hemisphere) when night and day are nearly of the same length and Sun crosses the celestial equator
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Comet
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a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is a long narrow eclipse
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Conservation
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the process of using resources wisely
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Coriolis Effect
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the way earth’s rotation makes winds in the northern hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the southern hemisphere curve to the left
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Cyclone
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a swirling center of low air pressure
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Drought
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a water shortage
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El Nino
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an abnormal climate event that occurs every 2-7 years in the pacific ocean causing changes in wind, currents, and weather patterns that can lead to major climate changes
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Equinox
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the partial or complete hiding from view of an object, e.g. the Sun or Moon, when another object comes between it and the observer
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Evaporation
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Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase
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Front
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boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological occurrences.
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Galaxy
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A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust
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Gravity
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Gravity is the force that causes two particles to pull towards each othe
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Green House Gasses
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A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range.
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Luminosity
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the energy radiated per second by an astronomical object.
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Lunar eclipse
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow). This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned
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Meteor
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a mass of rock from space that burns up after entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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Meteorite
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A meteorite is a meteoroid (a solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets) originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface.
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Meteoroid
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A meteoroid is a small particle from a comet or asteroid. A meteoroid is significantly smaller than an asteroid, ranging from small grains to 1-meter wide.
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Meteorologist
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the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere, especially its patterns of climate and weather
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Ozone
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a triatomic very reactive form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of hot odor
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pH
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In chemistry, pH is a measure of the activity of the (solvated) hydrogen ion. p[H], which measures the hydrogen ion concentration, is closely related to, and is often ...
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Phase
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a stage in a process of change
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Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis is the process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar. This process occurs in plants
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Precipitation
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moisture falling in the form of rain snow sleet or hail
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Solar eclipse
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A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth
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Solstice
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either the longest day of the year occurring twice a year
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Stars
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a gaseous mass in space that generates energy by thermonuclear
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Thermal Energy
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Thermal energy is the part of the total potential energy and kinetic energy of an object or sample of matter that results in the system temperature.
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Tide
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the cyclic rise and fall of the ocean or another body of water produced by the attraction of the Moon and Sun, occurring about every twelve hours
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Ultraviolet Radiation
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Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation
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Vernal equinox
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the time when the Sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are of equal length, marking the beginning of spring.
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Water cycle
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of water between atmosphere, land, and sea by evaporation & precipitation
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Weather
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the state of the atmosphere with regard to temperature, cloudiness, rainfall, wind, and other meteorological conditions
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