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Atmosphere |
The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth |
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Troposhere |
The lowest layer of the atmosphere |
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Altitude |
The height of anything above a given planetary reference plane |
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Ozone |
A form of oxygen |
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Stratosphere |
The upper layer upward from the troposphere to about 30 miles |
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Water cycle |
It passes into the atmosphere as water vapor |
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Evaporation |
The act or process of evaporating |
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Condition |
A particular mode of being of a person or thing |
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Radiation |
The heat from the sun comes down on earth |
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Convection |
THE transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas |
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Condensation |
The act of condensing |
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Local winds-land and sea breezes |
Sea breeze-a thermally produced wind blowing from a cool ocean surface onto adjoining warm land Land breeze-a coastal breeze blowing at night from land to sea |
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Global winds |
From pole to equator,they are the polar easterlies,the westerlies, and the trade winds |
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Air masses |
A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure |
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Weather |
Rain,hail,storms,etc..... |
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Wind |
The perceptible natural movement of the air |
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Coriolis effect |
An effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force |
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Surface ocean currents |
The movement of water due to differences in density as a function of water temperature and salinity is called thermohaline circulation |
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Climate |
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period |
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Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur? |
The troposphere |
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Explain convection, conduction, radiation and use examples |
Convection- the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. Ex. Hot coco Conduction- a particular mode of being of a person or thing. Ex. Birds under a bright light. Radiation- the heat from the sun comes down to earth. Ex. Steam on the ground from the sun. |
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Why does hot air rise and cold air sink? |
Hot air rises because the air pressure is low Cold air sinks because the air pressure high |
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Compare condensation and evaporation. |
They both involve water |
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Explain how the sun's energy causes the wind to blow. |
The winds move from the suns energy because when the sun shines on the clouds that move. |
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How does the gulf stream current affect the climate of north east coastal cities? |
By bringing warm water to other places |
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What provides energy for the water cycle? |
The sun |
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Why does the San Francisco city on the west coast have cool summers and many foggy days? |
Because when summer that part of the earth does not get as much sun as the other places that have summer. |
