28.1 Flashcards

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1
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does the atmostphere decreas or increase

A

increases

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2
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do the last two layer effect whether

A

no

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3
Q

what persentage of sun light gets reflected off the atmostphere

A

5% get reflected

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4
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what percentage of solar radiation is reflected back

A

25%

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5
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what percentage of solar radiation is obsorbed by earths atmostphere

A

25%

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6
Q

what do the cumolose clouds look like

A

they are puffy

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7
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is a narrow band of fast moving high altitude air

A

jet stream

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8
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is the warming of the pasific ocean

A

El Nino

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9
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when trade winds are strong

A

el nina

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10
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temp increased by 0.8 in the last century

A

global warming

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11
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is a round three dimentional shape

A

sphere

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12
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is an elongated closed curve with two foci

A

ellipes

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13
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is the earth a perfict sphere

A

no its a oval

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14
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how far is the earth from the sun

A

147 million km away

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15
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an area 15 degrease wide

A

time zone

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16
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the spinning of earth on its axis

A

rotation

17
Q

the motion of earth on an elliptical orbit

A

revolution

18
Q

defined as the plane of earth’s orbit

A

ecliptic

19
Q

occurs when earths rotational axis is tilted

A

solstice

20
Q

earths rotational axis is perpendicula

A

equinox

21
Q

who devised a method of timekeeping around 3000 B.C.

A

method of keeping time

22
Q

what was the symbol for degree taken from

A

60,360

23
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how many degrees does the earth spin in one day

A

360

24
Q

how many time zones are there in the united states

A

4

25
Q

rise or fall in ocean surface

A

tide

26
Q

change of the moons apirance

A

moon phase

27
Q

when the moon moves perfectly between the sun and moon

A

solar eclipse

28
Q

when earth goes perfectly between the sun and moon

A

lunar eclipse

29
Q

lava filled regions on moons surface

A

maria

30
Q

layer of dusty lunar material produced by collitions on the moon

A

regolith

31
Q

what causes a tide to rise or fall

A

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