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11 Cards in this Set
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4 main layers of the atmosphere
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troposphere-mesosphere-stratosphere-theremosphere
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radiation
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the transfer of energy as elctromagnic waves
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thermal conduction
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the transfer of energy as heat through a material
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global warming
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the gradual increase of the average temperature of the globe
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coriolis effect
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the curving of a path of a moving object
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winds that blow east to west at 30-60 degrees
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polar esterlies
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the transfer of thermal enregy as a liquid or gas
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convection
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ozone
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the layer in the atmospere that protects earth from the harmful uv rays
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heavy air presure-low air presure
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hgh air presure feels like it is pushing on your head but low presure does not
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greenhouse effect
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when harmful uv rays radiate of the earth and radiate back from the ozone
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westerlies
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winds that blow east to west at 30 -60 degrees (both hemispheres
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