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chapter28 Flashcards

1
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troposphere

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a layer extending am average of 12 km above earth’s surface

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2
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temperature inversion

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

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3
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greenhouse effect

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

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4
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how are the atmosphere be divided into layers

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differences in composition and temperature

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5
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what gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere

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nitrogen

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6
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what gas makes up 21 percent of the atmosphere

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oxygen

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7
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what is the remaining 1 percent remaining gases in the earth’s atmosphere

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trace gases and argon

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8
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does altitude increase or decrease in the troposphere

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decrease

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9
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how many layers are in the earth’s atmosphere

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5

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10
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what are the layers called of the atmosphere closet from furthest

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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,, thermosphere, exosphere

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11
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what layer is the o-zone layer found in

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stratosphere

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12
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within the mesosphere does the temperature increase or decrease

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decrease

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13
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does the thermosphere and exosphere effect the weather

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no

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14
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how much solar radiation does the earth absorb

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50 percent

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15
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how much radiation is reflected by land and sea surface

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5 percent

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16
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how much radiation is absorbed by particles

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20 percent

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17
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how much radiation reflected back by clouds

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25 percent

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18
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what are the three basic clouds types

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stratus, cumulus and and cirris

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19
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describe stratus

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layered sheet like clouds associated with rain

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20
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describe cumulus

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fluffy

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21
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describe cirrus

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wispy high altitude clouds

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22
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what is the process called where water moves from the land to the atmosphere

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water cycle

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23
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jet stream

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is a narrow band of fast moving, high altitude air

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24
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Coriolis effect

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the apparent deflection of an object due to earth’s rotation

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25
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air mass

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is a large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout

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26
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weather front

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air mass interact in zones

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27
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how many jet streams are there in the world

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4

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28
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how many pressure systems

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2

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29
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a low pressure system is known as

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a low L

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30
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which way does a air flow of a low pressure system

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counterclockwise

31
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what are the results of a low pressure system

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causes the air to rise which results in cloud formation and precipitation

32
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what is a high pressure system known as

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a high H

33
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which way does a high pressure system rotate

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clockwise

34
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what are the results of a high pressure system

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causes the air to sink which results in clear skies

35
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how is a cold front created

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cold air forces warm air up

36
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how are warm fronts created

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warm air rises gently above cold air

37
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how are warm fronts represented

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red semi cirlce

38
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how are stationary fronts created

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cold and warm air masses meet

39
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maritime climate

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a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean

40
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continental climate

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a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean

41
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sea breeze

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blows from over the water toward land in the afternoon

42
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what is climate

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is the climate long term average of weather conditions

43
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what is weather

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is the day to day outside condition

44
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what are the 5 spheres that make up the earth’s system

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atmosphere, biosphere, cryposphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere

45
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what is the atmosphere

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the air around us

46
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what is biosphere

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everything organic

47
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what is hydrosphere

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liquid water

48
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what is troposphere

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frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers

49
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what is lithosphere

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earth’s outermost layer

50
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what is the primary factor that affect climate of any given location

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latitude

51
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where is solar radiation most intense

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equator

52
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at what angles do thy sun raise hit thy tropical zone

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90 degrees

53
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what angle sun rays hit the temperate zone

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45 degrees

54
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what angel does the sun rays hit the polar zone

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30 degrees

55
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what factors determine climate

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mountain precipitation and water

56
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on the windward side what are the conditions like

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cool and wet lots of vegetation

57
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what are the conditions like on the leeward side

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warm and dry little vegetation dry air

58
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what is land breeze

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the wind comes from the land and goes to the water at night

59
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what type of climate zone and vegetation does Lamar have

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warm and semi arid and grassland

60
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global warming

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earth’s surface ocean

61
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el nino

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warming the pacific

62
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la nina

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oppiste of el nino which occurs when trade winds in the pacific are usually strong and surface water is colder

63
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what are the two changes that earth’s climate under goes

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seasonal and long-term changes

64
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how do seasonal changes change

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as the earth moves around the sun

65
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what hemisphere experiences summer

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the hemisphere tilted towards the sun

66
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how long did the earth reach it current pattern

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3,000 year ago

67
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what factors could prevent a climate change

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earths tilt and the distance from the sun

68
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time zone

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

69
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rotation

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is the spinning of earth on its axis

70
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revolution

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is the motion if earth in an elliptical orbit around the sun

71
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ecliptic

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is defined as the plane of earth’s orbit around the sun

72
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solstice

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occurs when earth’s rotational axis is toward orway

73
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equinox

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earth’s rotational axis is perpendicular to a line drawn form the center of the earth to the center of the sun

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