Science Chapter 15-17
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| What is the atmosphere | the earths air is made up of a thin layer of gasses solids and liquids which forms a protective layer around the planet and is divided into five distinct layers
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| What is radiation | energy transferred by waves of rays
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| what is conduction | transfer of energy that occurs when molecues bump into each other
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| what is convection | transfer of heat by the flow of material
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| what is the cariolis effect | cause moving air to turn left in the southern hemisphere and right in the northern hemisphere due to the earts rotation
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| what is the jet stream | a narrow belt of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere
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| what is seabreeze | movement of the air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land forcing the heated less dense air above the land to rise
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| what is land breeze | movement of air toward water
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| What is Weather | state of atmosphere at a specific time and place
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| What is humidity | the amount of water vapor present in the air
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| What is relative humidity | measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
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| what is dew point | the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms
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| what is precipitation | water falling from clouds
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| what is an air mass | a large body of air that has properties similar to the part of earths service over which it develops
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| what is a front | a boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture or tempature
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| what is a station model | indicates weather conditions at a specific location using a combination of symbols on a map
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| what is isotherm | a line that connects points of equal temperature
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| what is an isobar | a line drawn to connect points of equal atmospheric pressure
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| what is climate | the pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years
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| what is tropics | the area between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capircorn
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| what are polar zones | the very top and very bottom of the earth
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| what are temperate zones | the area between the tropic and polar zones
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| what is El Niño | a climatic event that involves the tropical pacific ocean and the atmosphere. Occurs when trade winds weaken or reverse and it disrupts normal precipitation patterns.
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| what is the greenhouse effect | a natural heating process that occurs when certain gasses trap heat
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