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Meteorology

Atmosphere

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True or False:Meteor impacts can place huge amounts of dust in the air and can set off forest fires and may also increase the amount of volcanic eruptions on Earth True
What percent of Earths Atmosphere contains Oxygen? 21%
What percent of Earths Atmosphere contains Nitrogen? 78%
Name some of the factors that control the climate. Reflectivity of the surface, the amount and types of gases in the atmosphere, amount of cloud cover, volcanic eruptions, vegetation cover and meteor impacts.
True or False:Volcanic eruptions can decrease temperatures because of ash blocking sunlight True
True or False:Biologic Activity affect the earths ability to hold eat False: Biologic activity affects the Atmospheres ability to hold heat
Which of the following absorbs more heat: Vegetation or Non-vegetated areas Vegetation areas absorb more heat than non-vegetated heat
True or False:In spring and summer when plants become more active they decrease the amount of carbon dioxide and this causes a decrease in the temperatures True
True or False: Mercury has an atmosphere False: Mercury has no atmosphere, but earth does
Give and example of something that can hold heat and energy. Greenhouse, Solar panel
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