Atmosphere Flashcards
1
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Earth’s subsystems
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interdependent hut funftions as abwhole
2
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4 spheres
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Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere
3
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whole world system
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Good eartj
4
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Earth systems can be
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open, closed or isolated
5
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Exchange mass and energy
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Open
6
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transferred energy but not mass
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Closed
7
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does not allow transfer of anything
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Isolated
8
Q
Greek “atmos”
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Air
9
Q
traps heat
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Atmosphere
10
Q
Absorbs and emits hear
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Heat transfer
11
Q
Snow came from
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High clouds
12
Q
Contains gases that living organisms need
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Atmosphere
13
Q
protects Earth’s surface from being struck by meteor
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Atmosphere
14
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Atmosphere composition
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Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Carbon dioxide
15
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Nitrogen percent
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78%
16
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Oxygen percent
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21%