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12 Cards in this Set
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Of the atmospheric gases, which one has the greatest concentration?
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Nitrogen
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Of the atmospheric gases, which one shows the greatest increase in concentration from atmosphere to sea (in other words, which one has the greatest solubility in sea water)?
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Carbon dioxide
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Of the atmospheric gases, which one has the greatest heat capacity?
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Water Vapor
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which is the lightest atmospheric gas (discount argon, helium, methane, and other trace gases)?
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Water vapor
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Can cool air be less dense than warm air?
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Only if water is moist
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Under normal atmospheric conditions, as you go up in elevations from the Earth's surface to the troposhere what happens to temperature?
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The temperature decreases because the sun is heating and bouncing off the surface of the earth.
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Season are caused by the ______
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The tilt of the Earth.
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What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
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23 1/2 degrees
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Looking toward the equator from the north pole, in which direction does the Earth turn?
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Counter clockwise
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Earth rotates at _________
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1675 km/hour
________ nm/ hour ________ sm/ hour ________ degrees/ hour |
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Earth's main atmospheric circulation cells are ______ |
Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar |
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North of the equator, the Coriolis effect causes deflection of air and water masses to veer which direction? |
to the west |