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a layer extending an average of 12 km above earths surface Whether takes place in this layer

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Troposphere

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it occurs when air temperature increases with altitude and the air becomes stable

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Temperature Inversion

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a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere warm a planet as they absorb and emit infrared radiation

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Greenhouse Effect

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How are the atmospheric layers classified?

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Temperature and composition

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What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?

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nitrogen 78%

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Which gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere?s

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oxygen

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What is the remaining 1 % in the atmosphere made up of?

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Trace gases The majority is Aragon

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Within the Troposphere dose the temperature increase or decrease with allude?

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decrees

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How many layers are there in the atmosphere?

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five

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what are the names of the layers closes to the surface going up?

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Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
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Which layer is the ozone found in?

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Stratosphere

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within the stratosphere dose temperature increase or decrease with altitude

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increase

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Does temperature increase or decrease in the mesosphere with altitude?

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lower decreases higher increases

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Do the Thermosphere and expouser effect weather

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no

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Where does 100% of solar radiation come from?

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The sun

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What percent of solar radiation is adsorbed by earths surface?

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50%

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What percent of solar radiation is reflected off of earths surface?

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5%

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What percent of solar radiation is absorbed by particles in the atmosphere?

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20%

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What percentage of solar radiation is reflected by partials in the atmosphere?

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25%

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What are the three basic cloud types?

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Stratus, Cumulus, and cirrus

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Describe Stratus clouds

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Layered, sheet like

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Describe cumulus clouds

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puffy

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Describe cirrus

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wispy,

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what are all the steps of the water cycle

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Precipitation, runoff, infiltration, transpertation, infiltration

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a narrow bond of fast moving, high altitude air
jet stream
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the apparent deflection of an object due to earths rotation
Coriolis effect
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a large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout
air mass
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weather fronts
the zones air masses interact
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How many jet streams are in the world?
Four
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How many pressure systems are there?
Two
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what are low pressure systems also known as?
A Low (L)
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Which direction does a low rotate?
Counterclockwise
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what are some results of a low pressure system?
Air rises ,clouds form, and creates precipitation
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What is a high pressure system also known as?
A High(H)
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Which direction does a High rotate?
clockwise
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what are some results of a high pressure system?
Air sinks creating clear sky's
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What are the four weather fronts?
Cold, Warm, Stationary and occluded
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How are cold fronts created?
Cold air forces warm air upward in a fast and chaotic manner
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what is the symbol for a cold front on a weather forecast?
blue triangle
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how are warm fronts created?
Warm air rises gently above cold air
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what is the symbol for a warm front on a weather forecast
red semi-circles
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How is a Stationary Front created
Cold and warm air meets and stays
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haw long can stationary fronts last?
fuor days
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what is the symbol for a stationary front on a weather forecast
alternating red triangle and blue semicircle
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what is the symbol for a occluded front on a weather forecast
purple triangles and semicircles
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How is a occlude front created
fast moving cold front overtakes a slow warm front
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A climate that is strongly affected by the ocean
Maritime Climate
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A climate that is not directly affected by the ocean
Continental climate
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it blows from over the water toward the land in afternoon when the land is warmer than the water
Sea breeze
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What is climate?
The long term average of whether conditions
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What is wheather?
The day to day outside conditions
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What are the five spheres that make up earth?
Atmosphere, Biosphere, cryosphere, Hydrosphere, and lithosphere
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What is the Atmosphere?
The air that is around us
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What is the biosphere?
Anything that is living
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What is the hydrosphere?
anything that includes water
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What is the cryosphere?
Anything that includes frozen water
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What is the Lithosphere?
Earth's outermost layer
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What is the primary factor that influences climate at any location?
Latitude
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Where is solar radiation most intense on earths location?
The equator
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At what degrees do the sun rays hit the Earths tropical zones ?
23 degrees
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At which degrees do the sun rays hit Earth in the temprate zones
45°
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At which angle do the sun rays hit the polar zones?
30°
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Which zone is Lama Co located?
Temperate
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What other factors determine climate?
Precipitation, Monitions in that area, And bodies of water
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What is the windward side conditions like?
cold, wet and lots of vegetation
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What are the conditions like on the leeward side?
warm and dry, little to no vegetation
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What is a land breeze?
When wind blows from land to sea when the land is colder than the water.
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Which climate zone and what type of vegetation does lamar Co have?
warm and semi-arid and grassland
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An increase in the average of temperatures of earth's near-surface air and oceans
global warming
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The warming of the pacific ocean off the coast of the western South America that occurs every 3-10 years
El Nino
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occurs when trade winds in the pacific are unusually strong and surface water is colder than normal
la Nina
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What are two changes that Earth's climate undergos?
Seasonal(short term) and drastic(long term)
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How do seasonal changes occur?
How earth revolves around the sun
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Which hemisphere experiences summer?
the hemisphere that is tilted towards the sun
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What was the period called when most of earths surface was covered in ice?
The ice age
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How long ago did the earth's reach it's current pattern?
3000 years ago
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What are some factors that can cause climate change?
A tilt in Earths axis, the shape of orbis and the distance from the sun
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What can effect earths atmosphere?
energy consumption, deforestation and industrial and agriculture practices
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What is deforestation?
The clearing of large areas in forest land?
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How does deforestation effect climate change?
Trees remove carbon dioxide,

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