Earth Flashcards

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Weather

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The conditions of a particular place at a particlular time

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Climate

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Average weather conditions occur in a region over a long period of time

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Adaptation

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Any change of an organism that makes it more suited to its environment

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Biosphere

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Thin layer of Earth that had conditions suitable for supporting life

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What are the 3 components of a biosphere?

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  • Atmosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Hydrosphere
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Atmosphere

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Layer of gases that surround Earth

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7
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The atmosphere is mostly composed of???

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about 78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen

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Atmospheric Dust

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Solid particles less than 0.66mm in diameter and may include non-living and living particles

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What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere?

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1) Troposphere
2) Stratosphere
3) Mesosphere
4) Thermosphere
5) Exosphere

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Ozone

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Molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen (O3)

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Lithosphere

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Composed of Rocks, Minerals, and Elements

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Hydrosphere

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All the water on Earth

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Biome

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Large geographical region that has a particular range in temperature and precipitation and contains plants and animals adapted to those conditions

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What are the 6 major biomes?

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1) Tundra
2) Taiga
3) Deciduous
4) Grasslands
5) Rain Forest
6) Desert

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What does water do to the weather

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it regulates the temperature, so the region isn’t too hot or too cold

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16
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Insolation

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the amount of solar energy received by a region of the earth’s surface

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Angle of inclination

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tilt of the earth

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Angle of incidence

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angle that sunlight hits the earth

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Albedo

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of a surface is the percent of solar radiation that it reflects

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Radiation

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Emission of energy as particles or waves

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Conduction

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Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles. Particles pass their energy on to neighbouring particles by vibrating against them.

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Convection

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transfer of thermal energy through the movement of particles from one location to another. usually occurs in fluids

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Coriolis Effect

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describe the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distance around Earth

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Jet Stream

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A narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles from earth

25
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Water has unusually

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high specific heat capacity

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Specific Heat Capacity

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the ability of a substance to absorb lots of energy but stay at a constant temperature

27
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Hydrogen Bonding

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Attraction between a hydrogen atom of one molecule and an oxygen atom of another water molecule