Sustainable Energy
Atmosphere
Fronts
Severe Weather
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What is the benefits of Nuclear Fission ?
It produces large amounts of energy
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What is the 4 layers of the atmosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
100
When cold air sinks what happens?
Warm air rises
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What is the best way to prepare for a severe weather ?
To make sure you have food and water and a health kit
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What is the benefits Nuclear fusion ?
It create large amounts of energy
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meteors can be found in what layer ?
mesosphere
200
What are 4 kinds of Fronts?
1. Warm front 2. Cold front 3. Stationary front 4.Occluded front
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What is a Thunder Storm ?
A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail
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What is the impacts on the environment from Geothermal energy ?
It disturbs habitats and disposes of large gases
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aircraft can reach what layer of the atmosphere ?
stratosphere
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What are Maritime tropical and Continental Polar air masses like?
Maritime is warm loaded with moisture and is unstable and Continental has cold dry winters and cold dry summers.
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What is a Blizzard ?
A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
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How do waves produce electricity ?
From the rising and falling of water
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what can you find in the thermosphere layer ?
satellite
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How does pressure affect air masses?
Air masses moving from high pressure to low pressure.
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What is a tornado ?
A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
500
Wind energy come from the rotation of earth spin and the wind pushes a turbine to produce electricityWhat is Wind energy , and how does it benefit the earth ?
Wind energy come from the rotation of earth spin and the wind pushes a turbine to produce electricity
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What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere ?
thermosphere
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What is the difference between Anticyclone and Cyclone?
Anticyclone spins clockwise in Northern Hemisphere counter clockwise by high pressure and Cyclone deals with low pressure spinning counter clockwise in Northern clockwise southern.
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What is a benefit of a hurricane bringing in heavy rain ?
It refills the water table and aquifers