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1
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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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13
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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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14
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Do the Thermosphere and expouser effect weather

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no

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15
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Where does 100% of solar radiation come from?

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The sun

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16
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What percent of solar radiation is adsorbed by earths surface?

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50%

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17
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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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19
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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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21
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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

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jet stream

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26
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the apparent deflection of an object due to earths rotation

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Coriolis effect

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a large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout

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air mass

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28
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weather fronts

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the zones air masses interact

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29
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How many jet streams are in the world?

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Four

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30
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How many pressure systems are there?

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Two

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31
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what are low pressure systems also known as?

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A Low (L)

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32
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Which direction does a low rotate?

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Counterclockwise

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what are some results of a low pressure system?

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Air rises ,clouds form, and creates precipitation

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What is a high pressure system also known as?

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A High(H)

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Which direction does a High rotate?

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clockwise

36
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what are some results of a high pressure system?

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Air sinks creating clear sky’s

37
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What are the four weather fronts?

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Cold, Warm, Stationary and occluded

38
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How are cold fronts created?

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Cold air forces warm air upward in a fast and chaotic manner

39
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what is the symbol for a cold front on a weather forecast?

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blue triangle

40
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how are warm fronts created?

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Warm air rises gently above cold air

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what is the symbol for a warm front on a weather forecast

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red semi-circles

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How is a Stationary Front created

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Cold and warm air meets and stays

43
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haw long can stationary fronts last?

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fuor days

44
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what is the symbol for a stationary front on a weather forecast

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alternating red triangle and blue semicircle

45
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what is the symbol for a occluded front on a weather forecast

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purple triangles and semicircles

46
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How is a occlude front created

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fast moving cold front overtakes a slow warm front

47
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A climate that is strongly affected by the ocean

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Maritime Climate

48
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A climate that is not directly affected by the ocean

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Continental climate

49
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it blows from over the water toward the land in afternoon when the land is warmer than the water

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Sea breeze

50
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What is climate?

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The long term average of whether conditions

51
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What is wheather?

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The day to day outside conditions

52
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What are the five spheres that make up earth?

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Atmosphere, Biosphere, cryosphere, Hydrosphere, and lithosphere

53
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What is the Atmosphere?

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The air that is around us

54
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What is the biosphere?

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Anything that is living

55
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What is the hydrosphere?

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anything that includes water

56
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What is the cryosphere?

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Anything that includes frozen water

57
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What is the Lithosphere?

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Earth’s outermost layer

58
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What is the primary factor that influences climate at any location?

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Latitude

59
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Where is solar radiation most intense on earths location?

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The equator

60
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At what degrees do the sun rays hit the Earths tropical zones ?

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23 degrees

61
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At which degrees do the sun rays hit Earth in the temprate zones

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45°

62
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At which angle do the sun rays hit the polar zones?

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30°

63
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Which zone is Lama Co located?

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Temperate

64
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What other factors determine climate?

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Precipitation, Monitions in that area, And bodies of water

65
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What is the windward side conditions like?

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cold, wet and lots of vegetation

66
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What are the conditions like on the leeward side?

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warm and dry, little to no vegetation

67
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What is a land breeze?

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When wind blows from land to sea when the land is colder than the water.

68
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Which climate zone and what type of vegetation does lamar Co have?

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warm and semi-arid and grassland

69
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An increase in the average of temperatures of earth’s near-surface air and oceans

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global warming

70
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The warming of the pacific ocean off the coast of the western South America that occurs every 3-10 years

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El Nino

71
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occurs when trade winds in the pacific are unusually strong and surface water is colder than normal

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la Nina

72
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What are two changes that Earth’s climate undergos?

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Seasonal(short term) and drastic(long term)

73
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How do seasonal changes occur?

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How earth revolves around the sun

74
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Which hemisphere experiences summer?

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the hemisphere that is tilted towards the sun

75
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What was the period called when most of earths surface was covered in ice?

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The ice age

76
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How long ago did the earth’s reach it’s current pattern?

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3000 years ago

77
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What are some factors that can cause climate change?

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A tilt in Earths axis, the shape of orbis and the distance from the sun

78
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What can effect earths atmosphere?

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energy consumption, deforestation and industrial and agriculture practices

79
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What is deforestation?

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The clearing of large areas in forest land?

80
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How does deforestation effect climate change?

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Trees remove carbon dioxide,

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