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What is the Capital of Taiwan?
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Taipei
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What is the atmosphere?
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The atmosphere is the mixture of gas that surrounds a planet or moon.
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What is the atmosphere mostly made up of? ( most abundant gas )
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Nitrogen
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Must water in the atmosphere exists as _____ _____.
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Water vapor.
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What is air pressure?
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Air pressure is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
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Name 5 layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest.
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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermalsphere.
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Name two facts about the troposphere.
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It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, and it contains almost all of the Earth's carbon dioxide, water vapor, clouds, air pollution, weather and life form
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Name one fact about the stratosphere.
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The lower stratosphere is freezing cold.
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Name two facts about the mesosphere.
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The mesosphere is the middle layer of the atmosphere. The temperature can be as low as -93°c at the top.
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Name two facts about the thermosphere.
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The temperature there can be more than 1,000°C! Thermal energy is release there.
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Name one facts about the ionosphere.
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It is home to the Auroras.
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Name the three types of atmosphere heating.
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Convection, conduction, and radiation.
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What is radiation and give one example.
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Radiation is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves. Heat from a fire.
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What is conduction and give one example.
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Conduction is the transfer of energy as heat through a material. Touching a stove and being burned.
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What is convection and give one example.
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Convection is the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas. A radiator.
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Know the definition of greenhouse effect.
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Greenhouse effect is the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy.
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The balance between incoming energy and outgoing energy is known as the _________ _______.
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Radiational balance
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Know the definition of global warming.
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Global warming is a gradual increase in average global temperature.
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Wind is the movement of ___.
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Air
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Air ______ at the equator because it is _______ and _______ at the poles because it is _____________.
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Air pressure at the equator because it is colder and denser at the poles because it is cold.
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Pressure belts are found every __________ degrees.
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30°
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Know the definition of Coriolis effects.
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the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
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Be able to tell me one type of global wind and one fact about it.
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Westerlies- flow from west to east
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___ _______ is a narrow belt of strong wind that blow in the upper troposphere.
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Jet stream
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Know the definition of air pollution.
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the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources
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Primary pollutants are put ....... an example.
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In human or natural activity. Ex. vehicle exhaust.
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Secondary pollutants from when primary pollutants ........ example.
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When primary pollutants react with other primary pollutants. Ex. Smog
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What is acid precipitation?
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rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acid
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A rapid change in a body of water's acidity is called ____ _____.
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Acid shock
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Name one short term effect of air pollution and one long term effect.
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Vehicle exhaust, and volcanic ash.
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The ___ _______ __________ is used to provide the public with daily air quality information.
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Air Quality Agreement
