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| Avg. temp. are lower near the poles bc sunlight strikes the ground at angle: |
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| The narrow bands of high-speed winds that blow in the upper atmostphere |
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Winds that extend ove rdistances of less than 100 km are: |
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| Solar radiation that is not relflected back into the atmosphere |
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| is absorbed by surface materials |
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| Albedo is the fraction of solar radiation reaching Earth that is |
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| Prevailing winds that blow throughout the contiguous U.S. are called |
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| Which processes remove water vapor from the air |
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| Condensation and precipitation |
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| The warming of the surface adn lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air absorb and reradiate infrared radiation: |
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| The two most abundant compounds in the atmosphere are carbon dioxide and |
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| A delay b/w Earth's absorption of solar energy and an increase in temp. makes the warmest part of a day |
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| As elevation increases in the troposphere, what changes happen with the temp. and air pressure |
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| As elevation increases, temp. and pressure both increases |
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| What are the two most abundant elements in the Earth's atmosphere |
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| What uses the bending sides of a sealed metal container to measure atmospheric pressure |
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| One harmful effect of temp. inversions is |
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| What two things are not components of the Earth's atmosphere |
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| atmospheric pressure/gravity |
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