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17 Cards in this Set
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Global wind located at 0 latitude { Equator } which the hot rising air appears motionless? |
Doldrum |
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The steady winds used by sailing ships between 0 & 30 latitude? |
Trade Winds |
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The band of global winds from 30 to 60 latitude that primarily affect us weather? |
Prevailing Westerlies |
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Bands of high speed winds that blow from W to E, 10 km above Earth's surface? |
Jet Stream |
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The way the Earth’s rotation makes winds curve |
Coriolis |
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Sunlight reaches the Earth through the heat energy transfer of electromagnetic waves through space |
Radiation |
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The heat energy transfer method in which heat is transferred through direct contact between objects… |
Conduction |
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The heat energy transfer method that involves the flow of heated & cooling fluids? |
Convection |
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The uneven heating of Earth’s surface, causing the formation of convection currents , are known as |
Winds |
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Cool breezes during the day caused by differences in heating & cooling rates of land & water. |
Sea breeze |
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Instrument used to measure relative humidity |
Hygrometer |
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Percentage of water actually in the air compared to the amount it can hold at a given temperature… |
Relative Humidity |
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The temperature at which condensation begins… |
Dew Point |
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78 percentage of Earth's Atmosphere |
Nirtogen |
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21 percentage of Earth's Atmosphere |
Oxegen |
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1 percentage of Earth's Atmosphere |
Trace gases |
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