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Chapter 16 Atmosphere Earth Science
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- 1weatherover a short period of time, constantly changing
- 2climateover a long period of time, general composite of weather in a region
- 3weather & temp elementstemp, humidity, air pressure, precipitation, cloudiness, wind speed & direction
- 4atmosphere composition78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen
- 5variable atmosphere componentsaerosols, ozone, water vapor
- 6pressureweight of air above
- 7pressure&altitudepressure decreases with altitude
- 8layers of atmospheretroposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
- 9tropospheretemp decreases with altitude
- 10thermospheregases move quickly
- 11Seasonsresult of Earth's rotating on tilted axis and revolving around the sun
- 12atmospheric heatingheat is transferred from warmer to cooler objects in the atmosphere
- 13heat transfer methodsconduction, convection, radiation
- 14radiation wavesgamma, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave/radio waves
- 15what objects emit radiationall objects emit radiation, hotter objects radiate more energy than cooler objects
- 16incoming solar radiation & atmospheric affectsreflection, absorption, scattering
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- Earth Science Flashcards on Chapter 16 Atmosphere Earth Science, created by Angela Erb on 07/11/2017.
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