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What is the atmospheric gas concentration, of the two most prevalent permanent gasses
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Nitrogen 78%
Oxygen 21% |
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Define atm Pressure
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Pressure = force/area
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Define atm Density
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Density = mass/volume
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Variable gases
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Water vapor 0-4%, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFS's
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Define Outgassing
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Outpouring of gasses including water vapor from the hot interior of the earth, as from volcanoes.
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How is CO2 added to the atm
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Animal respiration, burned or decaying plants, burned coal, burned fossil fuels, volcanoes
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How is CO2 removed from the atm
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Photosynthesis from plants or plankton, rainfall
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Rate storms from smallest to largest: hurricane, tornado, middle latitude cyclonic storm, thunderstorm
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Thunderstorm, hurricane, middle latitude cyclonic storm, tornado
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Structure of the atm- Name from lowest, an important feature, and how high, and if LR(lapse rate), on IN (gets warmer going up)
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From ground up- Troposphere(LR)- 0-7miles, All earth's weather. Stratosphere(IN)- 7-30miles, Protective layer, has ozone. Mesosphere(LR)- 30-50 miles, Coldest layer. Thermosphere(IN)- 50-75 miles, Warmest layer, but has few molecules transfering heat
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Define weather
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The condition of the atm at any particular time and place.
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Define climate
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Accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long time.
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List the weather variables
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Air temperature, air pressure, humidity, clouds, precipitation, visibility, wind
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