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chapter twenty-eight🤓 anddd shapter twenty-nine Flashcards

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a layer extending an average of 12km above earths surface

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troposphere

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

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temperature inversion

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a nature 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 are divided

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composition and temperature

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what is the majority of the troposphere made up of

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78% nitrogen 😡

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what is the second biggest gas that makes up the air in the troposphere

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21% oxygen

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what is the remaining 1% of gases in the troposphere

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trace gases, a majority of it is argon

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what layer does weather take place🤯

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in the troposphere

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does the temperature increase or decrease the higher the altitude?

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decrease

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10
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how many layers are there in the earths atmosphere

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sinco

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what are the names of the atmosphere layers starting from the closest to the earths surface to the furthest 🤏🏽

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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere ✍🏿

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12
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which layer is the ozone layer located in

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stratosphere 💀

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does the temperature increase or decrease in the stratosphere😁

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increase

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14
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within the mesosphere does the temperature increase or decrease?

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decreases

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15
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do the last two layers of the atmosphere affect weather

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16
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100% of solar radiation comes from the

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sun ☀

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16
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what percent of solar radiation is absorbed by earths surface

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50% 🍳

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16
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what percent of solar radiation gets reflected off of earths surface

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5%

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17
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what percent of radiation is absorbed by particles in the atmosphere

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20%

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18
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🙀 what percent of solar radiation is reflected off the clouds and the particles in the atmosphere

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25% 🕴

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what are the three basic could types

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cumulus, stratus, cirrus 🌩

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explain what a stratus cloud looks like☁

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layered sheet like clouds associated with rain 🌧

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explain what a cumulus could looks like

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puffy and cause fair weather ☁

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explain what a cirrus cloud looks like

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wispy, at a high altitude

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23
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what is it called where water gets taken from the land gets taken to the atmosphere and falls back to the land

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water cycle

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what are the stages of the water cycle

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evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration

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a narrow band 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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27
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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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air masses interact in zones

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weather fronts 🤓

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29
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is there only one jet stream in the world

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no, there are 4

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30
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how many pressure systems are there

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2, low pressure system, high pressure system

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what is the low pressure system known as?

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Low (L)

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32
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which way does the air flow in a low pressure system

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counterclockwise

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33
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what is the result of a low pressure system

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air rises and forms clouds and could cause precipitation

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34
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what is a high pressure system known as

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a High (H)

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which direction does a high pressure system flow

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clock wise

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36
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what are some results of a high pressure system

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causes the air to sink which results in clear skies

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🤯what are the 4 weather fronts 🥱

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cold front warm front stationary front and occluded front

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🤯what are the 4 weather fronts 🥱

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cold front warm front stationary front and occluded front

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39
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what happens during a cold front

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forces warm air up causing cumulus clouds to form

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40
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what is a cold front represented by on the news

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a blue triangle

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41
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what happens during warm front

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warm air rises gently above cold air, forms stratus type clouds or fog, can create steady rainfall

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what would a warm front be represented as on the news

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red semi circles

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43
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what happens during a stationary front

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cold and warm air masses meet and neither front advances, cam last for days

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what is a stationary front represented by on the news

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alternating red half circles and blue triangles from bottom and top

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what happens during a occluded front

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a fast moving cold front overtakes a slow warm front, thunderstorms and strong winds often occur

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what is an occluded front represented by on the news

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alternating purple triangles and half circles on the top

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47
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a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean

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maritime climate

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48
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a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean

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continental climate

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

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sea breeze

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what is climate

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long term average of weather conditions

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51
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what is weather

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day to day outside conditions

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52
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what are the 5 spheres that make up the earths system

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atmosphere, biosphere,lithosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere,

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53
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what is the atmosphere

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includes the air around us

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54
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what is the biosphere

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everything that is organic

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what is the hydrosphere

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liquid water

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what is the cryosphere

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frozen water, snow, ice, and glaciers

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what is the lithosphere

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Earth’s outermost layer

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what is the primary factor that influences climate at a given location

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latitude

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59
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where is the greatest amount of solar radiation received on earth

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at the equator

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60
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at a tropical zones what degrees do the sun rays hit earth

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90 degreez

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at a temperate zone what degrees do the sun rays hit earths surface in the temperate zones

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45 degreez

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at a polar zones what degrees do the suns rays hit the earths surface

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30 degreez

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63
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which zone do we fall into

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temperate zone

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64
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what other factors determine climate

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precipitation mountains and water

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what are some specifics on the windward side of a mountain range

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wet and lots of vegetation

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what is the air like and what does the vegetation look like

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little to not vegetation and dry air

67
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what is land breeze

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air coming from land blowing got the water

68
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what climate zone is Lamar in and what is the vegetation like

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warm and grassland

69
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an increase in the average temperatures of earths 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 western South America that occurs every 3 to 10 years

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el nino

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

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L nina

72
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what are the two changes that earths climate undergoes

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seasonal and long term

73
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how do seasonal changes occur

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as earth revolves around the sun

74
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which hemisphere experiences summer

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the one that is tilted toward the sun

75
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what was the period called when earths surface was covered by a sheet of ice

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Ice age

76
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how long ago did the world climate reach its current pattern

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77
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what are the changes related to earths orbit

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timing of season axis and shape of the orbit

78
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🦿how do humans impact climate

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energy consumption deforestation industrial practices and agricultural practices

79
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what is deforestation

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clearing a large area of forestland

80
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how does deforestation impact climate change

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trees absorb the CO2

81
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what are the two ways that the carbon cycle is affected

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deforestation and loss of vegetation

82
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round- three dimensional object, the surface of which is the same distance from the center in all directions

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sphere

83
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an elongated closed curve with two foci

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ellipse

84
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is earth a perfect sphere

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nah the width is bigger than the height

85
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what are some ancient observations to prove earth is a sphere

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if you drop an object from anywhere it will always drop straight down
shadow of earth will always have a curved shaped during a lunar eclipse
everybody does not see the exact same stars, we all see different stars

86
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what are two factors that affect gravitational strength

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mass and distance

87
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witch diameter of earth, pull to pull or diameter of the equator longer

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diameter of the equator

88
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💀what does the magnetic protect earth from 💀

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harmful radiation, solar flares,

89
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the south magnetic pole is located in the witch hemisphere?????

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north hemisphere

90
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what degree is earths axis tiltied at

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11.7🌡

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do the magnetic poles reverse☠

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yes they do

92
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what is a large scale reversals called

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magnetic reversals

93
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how often do magnetic reversals occur

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every 200,000 thousand year

94
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when was the last magnetic reversal

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780.000 years ago

95
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what is the part of the magnetic field that deflects harmful radiation from the sun

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magneto sphere

96
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what is the northern lights and the southern lights called

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northern lights are called the aurora Boreas and southern lights are aurora australis

97
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How are the auroras created

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electricity charged particles collides with atoms in the atmosphere and emit light

98
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what month is the sun closest to the earth

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January about 147-million kilometres away

99
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during which month are we farthest away from the sun

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July 152-million kilometres always

100
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an area 15 degrees wide in which the time is the same

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time zone

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spinning of Earth on its axis

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rotation

102
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the motion of Earth in an elliptical orbit around the sun m

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Revolution

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defined as the plan of Earths orbit around the sun

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ecliptic

104
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occurs when Earths rotational axis is tilted directly toward the sun or away from the sun

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solstice

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Earths rotational axis is perpendicular to a line drawn from the center to Earth to the center of the sun

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equinox

106
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Who devised a method of timekeeping around 3000 B.C.

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Babylonians

107
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What was the symbol for degree taken from`

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It was the symbol for the sun

108
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How many degrees does the earth spin in one day

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360 degrees

109
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how many hours does it take the earth to make one full rotation

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24 hours

110
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How many degrees does the earth spin in 1 hour

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15 degrees

111
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what direction does the sun rise

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East

112
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what direction does the sun set

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West

113
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true or false All time zones are the exact same size?

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False they are modified to fit around cities states and country borders and other key sites

114
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How many time zones are there in the world

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twenty 4

115
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which direction do you move to add hours to the time

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If moving east

116
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which direction do you move to subtract hours from the time

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If moving West

117
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How many time zone are there in the US

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6

118
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What are the names of the time zones

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Mountain time Central Time Eastern time Pacific time Alaska time and Hawaii time

119
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what is a solar day

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Is the movement of the sun from noon from one day to noon the next day

120
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what is a sidereal day

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look at a specific star and make a full rotation to see the same star the next day

121
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what are the two main reason for seasons

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Tilt of the earth and the revolution

122
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which 2 season have a solstice

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123
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which month is the summer solstice

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124
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which month is the winter solstice

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125
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which two season are equinoxes

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126
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which month is the spring equinox

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127
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Which month is the fall equinox

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128
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when is the longest day of the year’

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129
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when is the shortest day of the year

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130
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When are the days almost 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night

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131
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rise or fall in the ocean surfaced

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tide

132
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reflects the change in appearance of the moon as seen from earth

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moon phase

133
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occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and earth and casts a shadow on earth

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solar eclipse

134
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occurs when earth passes between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow on the moon

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lunar eclipse

135
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dark colored flat lava filled regions on the moons surface

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maria

136
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a layer of dusty lunar material produced by collision between asteroids and comets and the moon

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regolith

137
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how many days does it take the moon to revolve around earth

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27.3 days

138
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a complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days, what is this called

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synodic month

139
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do we ever see the back side of the moon

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no we never see the back side of the moon

140
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what causes a tide to rise or fall

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the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

141
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what is the rise of seas level called

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high tide

142
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after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level drop

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about 6 hours

143
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which is farther from earth the sun or the moon

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sun is further

144
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does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on earths tides

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da moon

145
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how are the sun the earth and the moon aligned for a spring tide

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☀ 🌎 🌗

146
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how are the sun the earth and the moon aligned for a neap tide

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90 degree angle sun earth then moon

147
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what does the phase of the moon you see depend on

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positions of the moon earth and the sun relative to one another

148
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when does a new moon occur

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when the moon is between the earth and the sun

149
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how many phases of the moon are there

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8

150
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what is the definition of waxing phases

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the illuminated portion we see gets larger each night

151
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what is the definition of waning phases

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the illuminated portion that we see get smaller

152
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what are the moon phase names

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new moon waxing crescent 1st quarter waxing crescent full moon waxing gibbous 3rd quarter and waning crescent

153
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where is the word month derived from

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same root word as moon

154
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how is the earth moon and sun aligned during a solar eclipse

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sun moon then earth

155
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what is an umbra

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where the total eclipse happens which is the darkest portion of the moons shadow on earth

156
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what is a penumbra

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partial solar eclipse, not going to be in the dark shadow

157
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how is the earth moon and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse

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moon earth sun

158
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how are the depressions on the moon formed

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meteoroids asteroids and comets that strike the moons surface

159
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are there mountains on the moon

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yes

160
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which side of the moon is thicker

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dark side

161
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is the mantle of the moon a solid or a liquid

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solid

162
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what did clementine spacecraft do

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it confirmed the thickness of the crust

it provided information on the mineral content on moon rocks

163
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what did the lunar prospect do

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took photos of the moons surface
confirmed the moon had a iron rich core
collected evidence that the presence of water and ice on the moon

164
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what is the giant impact theory

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