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Geography Chs 3 & 4

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show The home of the biosphere; the lowest layer of the homosphere; occurs at 18 to 13 km  
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show The portion of the homosphere that ranges from 20 to 50 km above earth's surface; contains the functional ozonosphere  
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Mesosphere   show
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Thermosphere   show
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show The slow molecule-to-molecule transfer of heat through a medium, from warmer to colder poles  
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show A current in a fluid that results from convection  
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Ozone   show
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show The movement of free water molecules away from a wet surface into air that is less saturated  
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show One state of water within the hydrosphere  
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show Solar radiation that is incoming to Earth's systems  
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Lapse Rate   show
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show The passage of longwave and shortwave energy through space, the atmosphere, or water  
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show The bending effect on electromagnetic waves that occurs when insolation enters the atmosphere or other medium  
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Reflection   show
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Albedo   show
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Absorption   show
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show The study of local climates at or near the Earth's surface  
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Gulf Stream   show
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Solar Radiation   show
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Infrared Radiation   show
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Carbon Dioxide   show
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Greenhouse Gases   show
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Greenhouse Effect   show
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show A measure of sensible heat energy present in the atmosphere and other media  
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Latitude   show
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Altitude   show
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Land-water heating differences   show
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show The quality of a medium that allows light to easily pass through it  
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show The isoline on an isothermal map that connects all points of highest mean temperature  
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show A prolonged period of abnormally high temperatures, normally, but not always, in association with humid weather  
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