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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 | lenticular clouds
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| when air is........ the vertical movements of 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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| water freezing | release of thermal energy
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| ice melting | absorbs thermal energy
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| water evaporating | absorbs thermal energy
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| water vapor condensing | release of thermal energy
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| The second atmospheric layer, the......... includes a region know as the ozone layer | stratosphere
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| birds, bats, and insects fly in the........ which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere | troposphere
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| the......... is the layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere | mesosphere
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| beyond the thermosphere is the......... which is the farthest layer away from earth | exosphere
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| earths......... contains water vapor, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen and other gases | atmosphere
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| the........ extends from the mesosphere to the exosphere | thermosphere
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| spectacular auroras might occur when charged particles in the....... emit vivid colors | ionosphere
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| what is the term for the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves | radiation
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| what is absorbed radiation remitted as | conduction
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| which three components make up almost all energy earth receives? | conduction convection radiation
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| how many layers are in the atmosphere? | 5
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| whats the layer farthest from earth | exosphere
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| whats the layer closest to earth | troposphere
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