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24 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of Altitude?
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The distance above sea level
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What are the gases in the atmosphere?
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Nitrogen and Oxygen
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What is the carbon and nitrogen cycle?
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Carbon: CO2 and O2 constantly circulate among plants, animals, atmosphere. Different forms of N2 among atmosphere, soil, and living organisms.
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What is the definition of conduction?
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transfer of heat from one substance to another by direct contact.
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What heats the atmosphere?
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Energy form the Sun.
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What are the temperature layers of the atmosphere?
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.
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What can ultraviolet radiation do to you?
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cause a sunburn
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What protects us from sunburn
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Ozone
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Air pollution can affect what?
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higher altitude, lower density ???????
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Definition of greenhouse gases
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gases that absorb and give off infrared radiation
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What is greenhouse effect
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Glass traps warmth in a greenhouse
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How is air pressure related to density?
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Air pressure decreases with altitude
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What measures air pressure?
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Barometer
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Definition of weather
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the condition of the Earth's atmosphere
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How do winds move?
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Sun
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What does the Coriolis Effect affect?
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Wind direction
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What are doldrums, westerlies, easterlies, horse latitudes, and trade winds?
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Doldrums: low pressure zone
Westerlies: blow from horse latitudes to the poles Easterlies: blow away from polar region Horse latitudes: sub tropical highs between 30-35 degrees. trade winds: prevailing patterns of easterly surface wind. |
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Define Monsoon
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change in precipitation
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How does air become saturated?
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Air becomes cooled
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How are humidity and dew point related?
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Dew Point: closer to current air
Humidity: amount of water vapor in air |
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Name tree type of clouds
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Cumulus - Reaches 60,000 feet
Cirrus: composed of ice crystals Nimbus: means rain, weather cloud |
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What is fog?
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thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended
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Define 5 types of precipitation
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RAIN: tiny cloud of water droplets collide to from bigger.
HAIL: Balls of ice FREEZING RAIN: super cooled droplets freezing on contact. SLEET: frozen rain droplets SNOW: aggregate - water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes |
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What is acid rain?
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Precipitation that is acidic.
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