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chapter 7//lessons 1-6

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what part of the earth consists of water in the form of ice   the cryosphere  
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2 soures of energy that drives the earth system   heat from sun and heat flowing out of earth as it cools  
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whats ultraviolet wavelengths   invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than wavelengths for violet light  
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what is greenhouse effect   trapping of heat near planets surface by gases in atmosphere  
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water heats slower than land because...   land heats faster because less energy required to heat land than water  
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infrared radiation is   longer wavelengths then red light  
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global winds develop by...   unequal heating of earth but over large area  
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what are sunspots   dark cooler regions on surface of sun  
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how are climates classified   temp and precipitation  
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drought-   long period of scarce rainfall or dry weather  
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ice ages-   periods of glacial advance  
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factors of climate change   movement of continents; changes in position of earth relative to sun; volcanic eruptions; changes in the suns energy output  
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when are tornadoes most likely to form in florida   feb-april  
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safest place to be during a tornado   storm shelter or basement  
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whats a storm surge   rush of water caused by powerful winds  
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whats important bout ozone layer   protects living things from uv rays  
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layers of atmosphere   troposphere; stratosphere; mesosphere; thermosphere  
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most abundent gas in atmosphere   nitrogen  
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what group of gases destroyed ozone layer   chlorofluorocarbons  
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livestock emits...   methane  
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gradual increse of atmosphere   global warming  
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gas added to atmosphere by burning fossis fuels   carbon dioxide  
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