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difference of weather and climate
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weather is short term and climate is long term. variations in temperature precipitation and other environmental factors
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mircroclimate
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environmental conditions that vary over small distances (10's of miles)
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green house effect
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gasses in the atmosphere let solar radiation into the biosphere but slow down the loss of the reradiated heat to space. the light gets reflected back
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what is the main force that shapes our climate
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solar energy
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three gasses found in the atmosphere
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carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor
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three climate zones
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polar, temperate and tropical
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how do you transfer heat in the biosphere
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circulation of air, convection, winds and ocean currents
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warm air is ________ _________ and rises.
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less dense
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