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List the examples of local winds. Sea breezes and land breezes
what are auroras and where are they found In the strato-sphere
Our ozone layers absorbs which type of harmful radiation from the sun. Uv rays or ultra violent rays
How much oxygen and carbon dioxide is found in our air 21% oxygen and less than 1% carbon dioxide
which global wind blows away from the poles to the west. Westerlies
Describe jet streams A narrow belt that moves like a conveyer belt
What are global winds combination of convection cells found at every 30o of latitude and the Coriolis effect produces patterns of air circulation
What is smog Smoke and fog
Describe the doldrums trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres meet in an area around the equator
What is the atmosphere The layer of air that protects us from outer space objects
Descride the thermosphere The warmest layer and the farthest away from the surface
Descride air pressure measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
Where do trade winds flow toward The equator
Explain 3 ways heat is transfered conduction ,convection , and radiation
How are all winds created differences in air pressure
What is the ozone layer?Where is it found? The layer that protects us from harmful ultra-violent rays (UV rays) found in the strato-sphere
What is the green house effect the process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to Earth
List the 3 global winds and the 2 calm areas polar easterlies, westerlies, and trade winds
What are the two most abundant gases found in the air Carbon and nigrogen
What is the most common atmosphereic gas cardon dioxide
Describe glodal warming Such an increase in average global temperatures
. What does the name of a wind tell you? Where the wind is located
. What type of winds blow over short distances? Doldrums
What property are the layers of the atmosphere based on? 2 billonth
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