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6.2 jacob garlit
nos vocab
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| when warm air rises, energy is transferred to the atmosphere by | convection |
| Rising air is always accompanied by ______ air. | sinking |
| air moving over a mountain range is called a | mountain wave |
| this type of air movement creates _______ clouds | unstable |
| when air is ________, the vertical movements are strong | unstable |
| when air is ______, these movements are weak. | stable |
| a ________ occurs when air in the upper troposphere is warmer than the lower troposphere. | temperature inversion |
| this condition can cause a buildup of _______ at lower altitudes. | air pollution |
| the warming of the sun. | radiation |
| the flow of ocean currents. | convection |
| a branding iron making a mark. | conduction |
| hot feet from hot sand. | conduction |
| a cool breeze. | convection |
| heat from glowing coals. | radiation |
| high-altitude air streams. | convection |
| the warmth of a heating pad. | conduction |
| water freezing. | release of thermal energy |
| ice melting. | absorption of thermal energy |
| water evaporating. | absorption of thermal energy |
| water vapor condensing. | release of thermal energy |
| the second atmospheric layer ________includes a region known as the ozone layer. | stratosphere |
| the atmospheric layer closest to earths surface. | troposphere |
| the atmospheric layer farthest from earths surface. | exosphere |
| about how much incoming solar energy is absorbed by the earths surface. | 20% |
| about how much incoming solar radiation is absorbed by earths surface. | 50% |
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