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Marano- Weather 1

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weather   the present condition of the atmosphere at any location  
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solar radiation   weather changes as the result of ______ hititng the various layers of the atmosphere  
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solar energy   the main source of heat energy  
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rises, drops   heat _____ and cold air ____  
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atmosphere   mixture of gases and tiny solid particles that surround the Earth and protect us from the sun's harmful rays  
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layers of the atmosphere   TSMITE- troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, exosphere  
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troposhere   layers closest to Earth, densest layers contains almost 90% of atmosphere's total mass  
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altitude   height of an object above the Earth's atmosphere  
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decreases   In troposphere as altitude increases, temperature _____  
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ozone   molecule made of three oxygen atoms  
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ultravioloet radiation   ozone absorbs solar energy in the form of _____  
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mesophere   coldest layer of the atmosphere  
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ionosphere   upper mesophere, nitrogen and oxygen atoms absorb harmful solar energy  
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Aurora Borealis   Northern lights- ions radiate energy as light of different colors  
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thermosphere   temperature increases with altitude and many gases are absorbing solar energy  
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exosphere   outer space  
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air temperature   the amount of heat (solar radiation) that reaches the Earth  
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angle of solar radiation   sun light that is directly overhead (90 degrees) will heat you more than light that is just over the horizon  
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Dark objects absorb the sun's energy (quickly, slowly) and heat up fast.   quickly  
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Light objects such as snow,ice, and water absorb the sun's energy (quickly, slowly) and heat up very slowly.   slowly  
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gcloud cover   only a small portion of the tremendous amount of the sun's energy actually enters the Earth's atmosphere due to ______  
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reflection   25-34% of the sun's energy is bounced back to space by clouds  
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absorption   19-20% of the sun's energy is soaked up by the atmosphere (water vapor, dust, ice crystals)  
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The sun's energy is _____ to the objects closest to the ground warming them up.   refracted  
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At night time _____ act like a blanket and keep heat in our atmosphere   clouds  
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radiation   transfer of energy from the sun, heats Earth's surface  
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conduction   contact- transfer of thermal energy from one object to another by direct contact  
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convection   most thermal energy in the atmosphere moves by ____  
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convection cell   created when lighter hot air rises, cools and then heavier cool air drops  
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Greenhouse effect   Earth's heating process where the gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor trap thermal energy  
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Global warming   an increase in average global temperatures as greenhouse gases such as, carbon dioxide, increases  
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