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6 Cards in this Set
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wind
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air moving horizontally across the surface of the earth
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winds are the direct result of...
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the temperatuer differences that exist across the surface of the earth
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albedo
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the percentage of radiation reflected by an object
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water differences from land
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>water is somewhat trasparent; land is not
>land is a solid; water is a liquid >water has a much greater heat capacity than land |
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Gulf Stream
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a current that transports warm water away from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe
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heat capacity
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the amount of energy need to raise its temperature by one degree
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