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Flashcards by Riona Stevenson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Riona Stevenson
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Ascend | To move or to climb upwards |
| Atmosphere | Thin layer of gases, including nitrogen and oxygen, surrounding the Earth |
| Atmospheric pressure | The continuous force extended by the weight of the atmosphere |
| Convection | The circulation of warm air, which rises and is replaced by cool air |
| Coriolis effect | Earth's rotation causing freely moving objects to veer to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere |
| Descend | To move or fall downward |
| Front | The place where 2 air masses meet |
| Radiation | Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles |
| Solar system | The collection of planets and their moons in orbit around the Sun, together with smaller bodies e.g asteroids and meteors |
| Solar | Of, or relating to, or determined by the Sun |
| Sphere | A round, solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from the centre |
| Troposphere | The lower region of the atmosphere, extending from the Earth's surface to a height of about 6 to 10 km |
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