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| Describes the average condition at a place over a period of time | Climate |
| The state of the atmosphere at a given place & time | Weather |
| 2 Major gases in the atmosphere | Nitrogen & oxygen |
| Relationship between altitude & air pressure | As altitude increases, pressure decreases |
| The purpose of the ozone | To absorb UV rays from the sun |
| Bottom layer of the atmosphere with weather & majority of gases | troposphere |
| 2nd layer of atmosphere with ozone | stratosphere |
| 3rd layer of the atmosphere where meteors begin to burn up | mesosphere |
| 4th layer of the atmosphere where temp increases and Auroras occur | thermosphere |
| Energy transfer from 1 object to another because of differences in temp | heat |
| A measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms in a substance | temperature |
| The transfer of heat in matter due to colliding molecules | conduction |
| The transfer of heat by circulation | convection |
| Energy travels out in all directions from its source | Radiation |
| The major energy-absorbing gases in the atmosphere | Water vapor & carbon dioxide |
| Radiation gets trapped in Earth's atmosphere, warming it | Greenhouse Effect |
| Importance of Greenhouse Effect | Makes Earth a warm enough planet to live on |
| Major factor that influences temperature on earth | Latitude: angle & number of daylight hours |
| How are land and water heated differently | land warms and cools faster than water |
| Windward coastal locations | Have moderate temperatures because wind blows from sea |
| Leeward coastal locations | Have extreme temperatures because wind comes from land |
| Cloud cover at night | Keeps radiation in which keeps temperatures from dropping too low |
| Cloud cover during the day | Keeps radiation out, which keeps temperatures from getting too high |
| Altitude's effect on temperature of a city | As you increase elevation, it gets cooler |
| The fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface | Albedo |
| Why do clouds have a high albedo? | Light colors reflect radiation better |
