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Flora - Atmosphere

Chpt. 17 Structure and temperature

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occurs on June 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and on December 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere summer solstice
occurs on December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and on June 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere winter solstice
the equinox that occurs on September 22 or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere autumnal equinox
the equinox that occurs on March 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere spring equinox
the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere charactgerized by a decrease in temperature with height troposphere
the transfer of heat through matter by collisions from one molecule to another conduction
the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance that takes place only in fluids convection
the transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves radiation
process in which light bounces back from an object at the same angle at which it encounters a surface and withthe same intensity reflection
heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere (mainly by water vapor and carbon dioxide) greenhouse effect
heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and a line connecting points of equal temperatue isotherm
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