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List the examples of local winds Coriolis Effect
What are auroras and where are they found Hot bright lights in the ionosphere
Our ozone layer absorbs which type of harmful radiation from the sun UV rays
How much oxygen and carbon dioxide is found in the air Carbon:1 Oxygen:21
Which global wind blows away from the poles to the west Westerlies
What are the 2 most abundant gases found in the air Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
Describe air pressure The pressure of air that's on you
What happens to air pressure as altitude increases the air pressure decreases
Describe jet streams Narrow belts of high speed winds
What is the most common atmospheric gas Nitrogen
What parts of the earth cools off faster and heats up up faster? What does this unequal heating create? The land Local Winds
What is smog Ozone that is mixed in with car exhaust
Describe the movement of convection cells Large cirrcular pattern
Which instrument measures air pressure Barometer
What is significant about the troposphere we live in it and all of the storms occur in it
What kind of ways have humans created air pollution Driving cars and burning fossil feuls
What is another name for the distance above sea level Altitude
What are global winds Winds that travel around the earth
What does the name of a wind tell you Where it blows and where it blows from
How much of the suns energy actually reaches the earth 2 billionth
What property are the layers of the atmosphere based on Gas
Which calm area is located around 30 degrees north and south latitiude Duldrums
What is the atmosphere layers of gases sounding the earth
List the 3 global winds and 2 calm areas Polar easterlies, Westerlies, Trade winds, Duldrums, and Horse latitudes
what is global warming A huge overheating in the earth
If air mass increases what happens to density The density would increase
What type of winds blow over short distances Local winds
How are all winds created By the unegual heating in the earth
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