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Week 12 review
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- 1"the mass of air above a given level always decreases with height"Air Pressure
- 2blanket of air surrounding the EarthAtmosphere
- 3"Methane Water Vapor Carbon Dioxide Ozone"What are the Green House Gases
- 4A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atomsOzone
- 5electromagnetic radiation with slightly smaller wavelengths than visible lightUltraviolet (UV) Radiation
- 6Upper part of thermosphereExosphere
- 7Temperature decreases with increasing altitudeMesosphere
- 8Layer made up primarily of concentrated ozoneStratosphere
- 9Temperature is high hereThermosphere
- 10lowest layer of the atmosphere temperature decreases as altitude increasestrophosphere
- 11When thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric gasses, and re-radiated in all directions.Greenhouse Effect
- 12Released or absorbed by a body or a thermodynamic system during a constant-temperature process.Latent Heat
- 13the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a mass.Specific Heat
- 14Physical quantity that is a measure of hotness and coldness on a numerical scale.Temperature.
- 15fast flowing air currents found in the atmosphere.Jet Stream
- 16A region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is greater than its surrounding environment.High Pressure Zone
- 17a region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is less than its surrounding environment.Low Pressure Zone
- 18The term advection refers to the transport of something from one region to another.Advection
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- geo science Fichas sobre Week 12 review, creado por batwing871 el 19/05/2013.
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