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List the examples of local winds Land Breeze, Valley Breeze, and Sea breeze
What are auroras and where are they found Found in the north and south poles, and are the lights.
our ozone layer absorbs which type of harmful rays UV rays
how much oxygen + carbon dioxide is found in the air 21 percent
Which global wind blows away from poles to the west Easterlies
what r 2 ways most abundant gases found in air oxygen, carbon dioxide
Air Pressure The pushing of air on thingy
air pressure as altitude + It decreases
Jet stream wind as fast as a jet
What is greenhouse effect The trapping in of harmful gases
3 ways heat is transfered conduction,convection,radiation
Where do trade winds flow towards blow towards the equator
what does the Coriolis effect make the wind do deflects the winds to the right in the nh
Doldrums Dull and slugish
What is the ozone layer, where is it found
Thermoshere
most common atmospheric gas
earth cools off faster and heats up faster, what does this unequal heating create
smog
movement of convection currents
instruments of air presssure
What significant the troposhere
the proportion of the atmospere
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