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When radiation interacts with an object, it is... |
Absorbed Reflected Transmitted |
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What is meteorology? |
The study of weather |
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What is climate? |
The condition of the atmosphere OVER MANY YEARS |
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What is weather? |
The condition of the atmosphere at any particular time and place |
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What is the atmosphere made of? |
Nitrogen Oxygen Argon |
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What is temperature? |
A measure of the average speed of the atoms and molecules |
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What is an example of climate? |
The average high for today is 38 degrees |
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What is pressure? |
The force of the atmosphere acting on an area |
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Atmospheric pressure ALWAYS decreases with... |
increasing altitude |
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The higher up you get, the... |
lower the pressure gets |
