Layers of the Atm.
Heat Transfer
Earth-Sun Re.
Atm. Characteristics
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What layer is the ozone in?
The Stratosphere
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What heat transfer travels threw solid objects?
Conduction
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When is the autumn equinox?
September 22-23
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What controls the temperature?
Altitude and geographic position
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What is the most abundent air in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
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What layer is after the troposphere?
The Stratosphere
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What is heat transfer
heat traveling threw an object
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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 1/4 days
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What months are used for analysis?
January and July
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What is the percent of nitrogen in the atmosphere?
78%
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How many layers are in the atmosphere?
Four
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How does radiation travel?
Threw the air
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Where are the suns vertical rays located?
The tropic of Cancer
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What heats more rapidly water or land?
Land
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What absorbs heat energy from Earth?
Aerosols
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What is the highest layer of the atmosphere?
The thermosphere
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What heat transfer travels threw molecules?
Conduction
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When is the spring equinox?
March 21-22
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What are two that control human perception and tempurtures?
Air tempurture, relitive humidity, wind speed, or sunshine
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What does the ozone absorb?
harmful UV radiation
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Name all of the layers of the atmosphere in order
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
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What are the three heat transfers?
radiation, conduction, convection
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How far is Earth's axis inclined?
23 1/2
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What is the greenhouse effect?
Heating of the atmosphere
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is over a long period of time, and weather is over a short period of time.
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