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1
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Where do meteors burn up?

A

Mesosphere

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2
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When are molucules denser?

A

When closer to earth.

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3
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What does the Barometer measure?

A

Atmospheric pressure

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4
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Where are satellites?

A

Exosphere

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5
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What kind of pressure is a cold front?

A

low pressure

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6
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What’s the hottest layer?

A

Thermosphere

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7
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What creates wind?

A

Cold air rushing to fill the space

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8
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What creates storms?

A

Two fronts meeting

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9
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Where do planes fly?

A

Stratosphere

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10
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Where are trade winds

A

Around the equator

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11
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Which way does the wind move in the US?

A

West to East

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12
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What’s the atmosphere’s coldest layer?

A

Mesosphere

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13
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Has climate changed over many years?

A

Yes.

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14
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Which layer is the Ionosphere in?

A

Thermosphere

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15
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Where is the Ozone layer?

A

The Stratosphere.

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16
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What is a severe thunderstorm, it forms with swirling areas of low pressure, and is a supercell?

A

A tornado

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17
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What drives all weather?

A

Large scale Convection

18
Q

The higher you get in the troposphere, does the temperature increase or decrease?

A

Decrease

19
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What element makes wind?

A

Solar Energy.

20
Q

What makes land and sea breezes?

A

Uneven heating between land and water.

21
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What is a source of energy in hurricanes?

A

Thermal energy

22
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What does air mass do when it’s heated?

A

It expands and rises.

23
Q

Water evaporates and then what can condolences be released as?

A

Precipitation

24
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Would a hurricane be included on a weather map?

A

Yes

25
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The process of water cooling and becoming liquid is:

A

Condensation

26
Q

What cloud produces hail?

A

A cumulonimbus

27
Q

What makes harmful UV rays and concentrated gas?

A

O3

28
Q

What is An element in the earth’s atmosphere more powerful as gas?

A

Nitrogen.

29
Q

What element is the Nitrogen Cycle in?

A

Air

30
Q

How do greenhouse gasses keep the atmosphere

warm?

A

By absorbing infuriated air released by the earth.

31
Q

What uses the sun to transport water as rain?

A

Storms.

32
Q

What is made when a stratus cloud touches the

ground?

A

Fog.

33
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What formations bringing precipitation are associated with warm fronts?

A

Clouds.

34
Q

What does rising warm air from oceans lead to?

A

Hurricanes.

35
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What forms clouds?

A

Condensation.

36
Q

What predicts storms?

A

Satellites.

37
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What do air pressure drops turn sunny skies into?

A

Storms.

38
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Where do convection currents in the Troposphere come from?

A

Sunlight heating earth unevenly.

39
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What does the sun heating earth unevenly turn into?

A

Wind patterns.

40
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Why are renewable recourses better than fossil fuels?

A

They’re better for the environment.