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ABSORB
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SOME SOLAR RADIATION IS ABSORBED BY THE ATMOSPHERE. THE OZONE LAYER IN THE STRATOSPHERE ABSORBS USTRAVIOLET LIGHT. WATER VAPOR AND CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORB INFRARED RADIATION.
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ACID RAIN
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RAIN THAT CONTAINS MORE ACID THAT NORMAL
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AIR PRESSURE
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PRESSURE CAUSED BY WEIGHT OF A COLUMN OF AIR PUSHING DOWN ON AN AREA
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ALTITUDE
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ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL
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ANEMOMETER
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INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED
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BAROMETER
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INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN AIR PRESSURE
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CONDUCTION
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THE DIRECT TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM ONE SUBSTANCE TO ANOTHER THAT IS TOUCHING
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CONVECTION
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THE TRANSFER OF HEAT BY MOVEMENT OF A FLUID
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CONVECTION CURRENT
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THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID, CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERATURE, THAT TRANSFERS HEAT FROM ONE PART OF THE FLUID TO ANOTHER
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CORIOLIS EFFECT
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THE EFFECT OF EARTH'S ROTATION ON THE DIRECTION OF WINDS AND CURRENTS
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DENSITY
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THE AMOUNT OF MASS OF A SUBSTANCE IN A GIVEN VOLUME
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DOLDRUMS
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A CALM AREA WHERE WARM AIR RISES. REGIONS NEAR THE EQUATOR.
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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
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WAVES THAT TRANSFER ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC ENERGY THROUGH THE VACUUM OF SPACE
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EXOSPHERE
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THE OUTER LAYER OF THE THERMOSPHERE
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GLOBAL WARMING
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A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
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GLOBAL WINDS
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WINDS THAT BLOW STEADILY FROM SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS OVER LONG DISTANCES
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH HEAT IS TRAPPED IN THE ATMOSPHERE BY GASES THAT FORM A "BLANKET" AROUND EARTH
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HEAT
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THE TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM ONE OBJECT TO ANOTHER BECAUSE OF A DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE
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HORSE LATITUDES
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CALM AREAS OF FALLING AIR. LATITUDES 30 DEGREES NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
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INFRARED RADIATION
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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES WITH WAVELENGTHS THAT ARE LONGER THAN VISIBLE LIGHT BUT SHORTER THAN MICROWAVES
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IONOSPHERE
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THE LOWER PART OF THE THERMOSPHERE
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JET STREAMS
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BANDS OF HIGH-SPEED WINDS ABOUT 10 KILOMETERS ABOVE EARTH'S SURFACE
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LAND BREEZE
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THE FLOW OF AIR FROM LAND TO A BODY OF WATER
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LATITUDE
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THE DISTANCE IN DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
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LOCAL WINDS
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WINDS THAT BLOW OVER SHORT DISTANCES
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MESOSPHERE
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THE LAYER OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE STRATOSPHERE
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PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG
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A BROWNISH HAZE THAT IS A MIXTURE OF OZONE AND OTHER CHEMICALS , FORMED WHEN POLLUTANTS REACT WITH EACH OTHER IN THE PRESENCE OF SUNLIGHT
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POLAR EASTERLIES
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BLOW COLD AIR AWAY FROM THE POLES. 60 DEGREES NORTH AND SOUTH LATITUDES.
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POLLUTANT
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HARMFUL SUBSTANCE IN THE AIR
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PRESSURE
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THE FORCE EXERTED ON A SURFACE DIVIDED BY THE AREA OVER WHICH THE FORCE IS EXERTED
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PREVAILING WESTERLIES
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BLOW AWAY FROM THE HORSE LATITUDES. IN THE MID-LATITUDES, BETWEEN 30 AND 60 DEGREES NORTH AND SOUTH.
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RADIATION
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THE DIRECT TRANSFER OF ENERGY BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
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REFLECT
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SOME SUNLIGHT IS REFLECTED. CLOUDS ACT LIKE MIRRORS, REFLECTING SUNLIGHT BACK INTO SPACE.
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SCATTERING
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REFLECTION OF LIGHT IN ALL DIRECTIONS
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SEA BREEZE
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THE FLOW OF COOLER AIR FROM OVER AN OCEAN OR LAKE TOWARD LAND
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STRATOSPHERE
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SECOND LOWEST LAYER IN EARTHS ATMOSPHERE
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THERMAL ENERGY
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THE TOTAL ENERGY OF MOTION IN THE PARTICLES OF A SUBSTANCE
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THERMOMETER
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AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE
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THERMOSPHERE
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THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
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TRADE WINDS
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BLOW FROM THE HORSE LATITUDES TOWARD THE EQUATOR. AREAS BETWEEN THE EQUATOR AND 30 DEGREES NORTH AND SOUTH LATITUDES.
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TROPOSPHERE
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LOWEST LAYER IN EARTHS ATMOSPHERE
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES WITH WAVELENGTHS THAT ARE SHORTER THAN VISIBLE LIGHT BUT LONGER THAN X-RAYS
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WATER VAPOR
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WATER IN A FORM OF A GAS
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WIND
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THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF AIR FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO AN AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE
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WIND-CHILL FACTOR
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A MEASURE OF COOLING COMBINING TEMPERATURE AND WIND SPEED
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