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| The warming of the Sun is? | Radiation
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| The flow of ocean currents | Convection
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| A branding iron making a mark | Conduction
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| hoot feet from hot sand | Conduction
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| A cool breeze | Convection
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| heat from glowing coals | Radiation
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| high altitude air streams | Convection
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| the warmth of a heating pad | Conduction
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| water freezing | R
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| Ice melting | A
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| water evaporating | A
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| water vapor condensing | R
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| The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter | Conduction
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| bounce back | Reflect
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| electromagnetic waves that transfer thermal energy | Radiation
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| The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another. | Convection
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| Strength or weakness of circulating air motions | Stability
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| Condition in the troposphere that involves a temperature increase with altitude. | Temperature inversion
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| Ordered series of actions | Process
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| When warm air rises, energy is transferred to the atmosphere by | Convection
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| Rising air is always accompanied by | Sinking air
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| Air moving over a mountain range is called a | Mountain wave
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| This type of air movement creates ________ clouds | Lenticular
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| when air is ________, the vertical movements if air are strong | Unstable
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| when air is ________, these movements are weak | Stable
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| A _________________ occurs when air in the upper troposphere is warmer than air in the lower troposphere | Temperature inversion
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| This condition can cause a buildup of ____________ at lower altitudes | Air pollution
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| Ninety-nine percent of the radiation Earth receives from the Sun is | Visible light, UV, and Infrared radiation
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| About 20 percent of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by | Particles
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| About 25 percent of radiation from the Sun is reflected by | Clouds and particles
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| About 5 percent of the radiation from the Sun is reflected by | Land and sea
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| About 50 percent of the Sun's rays are | Received and absorbed
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| Absorbed radiation is remitted as | Infrared radiation
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| Which gases in the atmosphere contribute the most to The Green House Effect process | Carbon dioxide, Methane gas, Water vapor
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| What is the term for the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves? | Radiation
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| Which three components make up all the energy Earth receives from the Sun | Visible light, UV, and infrared radiation
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| How do wavelengths of infrared light compare to wavelengths of ultraviolet light | As wave lengths decrease energy increases
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| How does the atmospheric ozone layer protect Earth? | It protects us from the harsh UV rays of the Sun's energy.
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| About how much incoming solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere | 20% of it is absorbed
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| About how much incoming solar radiation reaches Earth's surface and is absorbed | 50%
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