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The air in the atmosphere is composed mostly of? Oxygen & Nitrogen
Air's density is determined by? Temperature & Water Content
What is the atmosphere stops energy from escaping into space and causes a "greenhouse effect" Gases & Water Vapor
Scientist measure the global warming trend by observing? Melting Polar Ice Caps
Sea levels rising and ocean currents changing can be an indications of? Melting of glacial ice
What is the name of the single largest block of ice in the Arctic that has been around for 3000 years before it first cracked in 2000? Ware Hunt Ice Shelf
The burning of fossil fuels and cutting down of trees adds to the increase of which of the following in our atmosphere? Carbon Dioxid
Most of the air pollution mentioned in the news is the result of? Human activities
What is the "natural phenomenon" that some scientist associate with the atmosphere and the natural cycle that they believe exist? climate goes through periods of warmth and cold
Ocean currents are affected by? Global Temperatures Freshwater Glacial Melt Density Differences
Fresh water will_____, while salty water will____ due to the difference in density. Rise, Sink.
The radiant energy that influences climate that we experiences has to do with the angle at which the suns ways hit the earth or otherwise called the? Angle of Isosceles
Oceans Temperatures vary by? Latitude
The spinning of the earth causing surface wind and surface water movement is called? Coriolis Effect
In the northern hemisphere currents deflect clockwise to the ____ and is the southern hemisphere they move counter clockwise to the ____. East, West.
A giant circle created when water moves and hits the continent which deflects the currents is called a? Gyre
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