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| Weather-Events occurring now; climate-weather that occurs year long. |
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Definition
| How does weather and climate differ? |
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| Nitrogen-78%, Oxygen-21%, other gases-2% |
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Definition
| List the items found in the atmosphere along with its percentage. |
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| Primary Pollutant-pollutants that enter the atmosphere from a visible source, secondary pollutant-pollutants that enter the atmosphere through other methods. |
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Definition
| Explain the difference between primary pollutants and secondary pollutants.Give examples of each. |
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Term
| Ozone is in the stratosphere-purpose is to lock in heat. |
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Definition
| Where is ozone found? what is its purpose? |
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| Pressure and temperature decreases |
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Definition
| What happens to pressure and temperature as you increase in altitude? |
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| Rotation-spinning on its axis (day and night) and revolution-revolving around a body (265.25 days) |
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Definition
| Explain the differences between rotation and revolution. |
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Term
| Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere |
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Definition
| List the layers of the atmosphere in order from the earth's surface upward. |
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Term
| Solstice-winter (shorter day and longer night), summer (longer day and shorter night), equinox-day and night are equal in length (fall and spring) |
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Definition
| Explain the difference between solstice and equinox. List the dates for the spring and fall equinox as well as the summer and winter solstice. |
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| Conduction, Radiation, Convection |
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Definition
| Differentiate between the three ways heat is transferred. |
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Term
| Solar Radiation-50% is absorbed on earth, 20% is absorbed in clouds,30% is reflected off clouds |
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Definition
| Explain the difference between reflection and scattering. |
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Term
| Reflection- rays bouncing off clouds, scattering -rays are moving in all directions. |
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Definition
| What happens to solar radiation? |
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| Land heats up quick and cools quickly, water heats up slowly and cools slowly, as you move up a mountain temperatures cool off, as you move up in altitude temperatures cool down, clouds help lock in the temperatures at night and reflect off radiation during the day. |
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Definition
| List the ways temperature can vary on Earth. |
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| Land heats up quick and cools quickly, water heats up slowly and cools slowly. |
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Definition
| How do temperatures vary from land to sea? |
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Term
| Clouds help lock in the temperatures at night and reflect off radiation during the day. |
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Definition
| What is albedo and how does it change from day to night? |
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| As you move up in altitude temperatures cool down. |
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Definition
| How does altitude affect temperatures? |
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Definition
| Explain air pressure.What unit do we measure pressure? |
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