Quizlet Part 3 Flashcards

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All the water that occurs at the earth’s surface

A

Hydrosphere

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2 in each hemisphere at the boundary of the prevailing westerlies

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Jet streams

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2
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As you go up a mountain, what happens to air pressure?

A

It decreases

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3
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Caused by the rotation of the Earth

A

Coriolis Effect

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4
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Destroys ozone layer

A

CFCs

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5
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Gauge bosons that carry the strong nuclear force and hold hadrons together

A

Gluons

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6
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One class of "fundamental particles"
Comes in 6 flavors
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Leptons

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7
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Particles that travel at roughly the speed of light and almost never interact with other particles

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Neutrinos

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