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what is the lowest layer of the atmosphere   troposphere  
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what does the troposphere layer contain   it contains clouds and smog  
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an oxygen form present in the _____ filters ultraviolet radiation from the sun   ozone layers  
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heat transfer that occurs when molecules come in contact with one another is ___   conduction  
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winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the Norht Pole are known as __   polar easterlies  
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a windless zone at earth's equator where air rises almost straigh up is called the___   doldrum  
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Air masses moving in the norhtern hemisphere are truend westward fro mtheir orginal paths is the ?   Cariolis effect  
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Ions and free electron are formed in the __ when atmospheric particles are bombared e energy from space   Ionsphere  
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Cool,dense air near the sea moves inland toward, dense areas during the day and sets up   Sea Breeze  
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At 30 degrees nroth or south of hte equationr, air descending to earth suracfaces create steady   trade winds  
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The transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves is known as ______   Radiation  
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what is the lowest layer of the atmosphere   troposphere  
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what does the troposphere layer contain   it contains clouds and smog  
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an oxygen form present in the _____ filters ultraviolet radiation from the sun   ozone layers  
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heat transfer that occurs when molecules come in contact with one another is ___   conduction  
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winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest near the Norht Pole are known as __   polar easterlies  
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a windless zone at earth's equator where air rises almost straigh up is called the___   doldrum  
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Air masses moving in the norhtern hemisphere are truend westward fro mtheir orginal paths is the ?   Cariolis effect  
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Ions and free electron are formed in the __ when atmospheric particles are bombared e energy from space   Ionsphere  
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Cool,dense air near the sea moves inland toward, dense areas during the day and sets up   Sea Breeze  
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At 30 degrees nroth or south of hte equationr, air descending to earth suracfaces create steady   trade winds  
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The transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves is known as ______   Radiation  
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The __ blow from southwest to northeast at 30 degrees to 60 degress latitude in the northern hemisphere   Prevailting winds  
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Cool, dense air moves during the night from the land toward water at __   Land breezes  
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Skin cancer can be caused by too much exopsure to __   Ultraviolet  
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Each hemisphere had two narrow belts of fast-moving winds called ?   Jet streams  
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Some chemicals that are being blamed for the desruction of the Ozone layer are?   CFC's  
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Cause by uneven heating of the Earth and its atmosphere   Winds  
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If you put a frying pan on a burner on a stove and trun the burner on, the botom of the frying pan gets hot. What type of heat transfer has occured   COnduction  
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Imaginary line arounde the middle of Earth   Equator  
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WHen you get in a closed car on a sunny day and the temperature inside is much warmer than outsied, what type of heat transfer has taken place?   Radiation  
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WIndless zone at the equtor which sailing vessels try to avoid   doldrum  
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IN some heat heating systems, warm air is blown by a furnance fan into one side of a room. ON the other side of the room cold air sinks to the floor. What type of heat transfer is this?   Convection  
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Winds generally responhsible for the movement of weather across the untited states and canada   Prevailing Westerlies  
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They layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the ___?   Throsphere  
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winds that provide a dependable route for trade   Trade winds  
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The __ is the layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone?   Stratospher  
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cool breezes during the day cause by difference in heating and cooling rates of land and water   Sea breezes  
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The __ is the outer layer of the thermosphere   Exosphere  
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narrow belts of strong winds at high altitude which blow near the top of the troposhere   Jet streams  
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Most meteoroids burn up in the __?   Mesosphere  
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Cool breezes at night cause by difference in heating and cooling rates of land land water   Land breeze  
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The __ is divided into the ionosphere and the exosphere   Thermosphere  
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Heat from the sun   Solar easterlies  
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The__ lies between the mesosphere and exosphere   ionosphre  
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The deflection of air masses resulting from Earth's eastward rotation   Cariolis effect  
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WInds that blow from the North and SOuth poles   Polar Easterlies  
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If you put a frying pan on a burner on a stove and trun the burner on, the botom of the frying pan gets hot. What type of heat transfer has occured   COnduction  
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WHen you get in a closed car on a sunny day and the temperature inside is much warmer than outsied, what type of heat transfer has taken place?   Radiation  
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IN some heat heating systems, warm air is blown by a furnance fan into one side of a room. ON the other side of the room cold air sinks to the floor. What type of heat transfer is this?   Convection  
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They layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the ___?   Throsphere  
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The __ is the layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone?   Stratospher  
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The __ is the outer layer of the thermosphere   Exosphere  
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Most meteoroids burn up in the __?   Mesosphere  
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The __ is divided into the ionosphere and the exosphere   Thermosphere  
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The__ lies between the mesosphere and exosphere   ionosphre  
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