science

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the suns energy travels to earth as electromagnetic radiation , a form of energy that can move through the vacuum

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electromagnetic waves

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most of the electromagnetic waves from the sun and reach earth

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are in a form of visible light that you can see

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earths atmosphere is divided into layers based on

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temperature

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about 50 percent Is absorbed by land and water and

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converted or transformed to heat

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in the stratosphere ozone absorbs more infrared and uv energy without the ozone layer what would happen

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too much uv radiation would hit earth and threaten the health of organisms

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only a tiny fraction of the visible light that reaches earths surface is transformed to

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chemical energy in plants and other photosynthetic organism

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gasses in the atmosphere trap some of the heat near earths while some heat escapes into space this is

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the greenhouse effect

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increasing the amounts of carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere this has causes an increase in the average temp of earth which in turn is

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causing changes to sea level and melting ice in polar regions and glaciers

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is the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance

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thermal energy

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heat transfers in three ways

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convection conduction radiation

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is the transfer of heat by a liquid

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convection

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the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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radiation

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the transfer of heat between two substances that are in a direct contact

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conduction

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is the movement of air parallel to earths surface

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wind

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wind speed and pressure can be measured with an

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anemometer

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is helpful in seeing which way the wind is blowing

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wind vane

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winds that blow over short distances and affect local weather are called

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local winds

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two types of local winds

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sea breeze and land breeze

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is a local wind that blows from a lake or an ocean

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sea breeze

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the flow of air from land to a body of water forms a

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land breeze

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the patterns of winds moving around the globe are called

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global winds

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global winds from the temperature differences between the

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equator and the poles

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the way earths rotation makes winds curve is called the

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Coriolis effect

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glo0bal winds affect local weather by

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moving masses of air from one place to another

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the air masses affect the temperature

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rainfall and air pressure

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is a large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean

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current

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10 kilometers above earths surface are bands of high speed winds called

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jet streams

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surface currents move water at the

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surface of the ocean

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a climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean

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el nino

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are caused by differences in the density of ocean water

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deep currents

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water is dense if its

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cold or salty

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climate is the

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long term weather pattern

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climate is affected by

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altitude latitude and distance of large bodies of water ocean currents and prevailing winds

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areas closer to the equator have

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warmer climates

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earths surface is divided into

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thee temp zones

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earths temp zones

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tropical polar the temperate

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near earths surface temp

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decrease as alituide increases