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Weather
What is weather / Heating the Earth
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Science
7th Grade
03/28/2010

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Term
Q: What is the ATMOSPHERE?
Definition
A: Mixture of gases that surround the earth
Term
Q: What is a METEOROLOGIST?
Definition
A: Person who studies weather
Term
Q: What are the atmospheric factors that interact to cause weather?
Definition

A: Heat Energy, Air Pressure,

Winds, & Moisture

Term

Q: Where does earth's energy

come from?

Definition
A: The Sun
Term
Q: What causes a Sunburn?
Definition
A: Ultraviolet Radiation
Term

Q: What is the gas in the

upper atmosphere?

Definition
A: Ozone
Term

Q: What type of Rays can NOT

pass through the atmosphere?

Definition
A: Infrared Rays
Term

Q: What is the Gas "Heat Blanket"

that surrounds the Earth?

Definition
A: Greenhouse Effect
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