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17 Cards in this Set
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Atmosphere
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The body of gases surrounding the earth
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Climate
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The weather conditions that are particular to a certain area. Such as wind, precipitation and temperature
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Blizzard
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Very heavy snowstorm with violent winds
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Ultraviolet light
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The range of wave lengths just beyond violet in the visible spectrum. Invisible to humans yet capable of causing skin cancer
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Nitrogen
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A naturally occurring element that is responsible for around four-fifths of the Earth's atmosphere
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Oxygen
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A colorless, odorless gas that is 21 percent of our atmosphere. It is essential for plant and animal respiration
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Carbon Dioxide
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A colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration, combustion, and organic decomposition
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Latitude
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The distances north or south of the equator measured with imaginary lines on a map or globe
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Pollution
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Harmful or unsafe waste products
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Ice age
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A period of time marked by extensive glaciers on the face of the earth
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Ozone
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A gas in the earth's upper atmosphere that is responsible for screening out most of the sun's harmful ultra violet light
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water vapor
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Invisible water distributed through out the atmosphere
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Tide
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A raising and lowering of the water in the oceans and seas caused by the gravitational pull of the moon. The sun causes some , but to a lesser degree
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Coriolis force
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The movement of atmosphere air caused by the rotating earth
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Equator
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an imaginary line dividing the northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth
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Precipitation
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falling moisture in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or drizzle
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Axis
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An imaginary straight line through the center of the earth on which it rotates
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