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10/4/22
Term | Definition |
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Stratosphere | The temperature gets colder the higher you go |
Mesosphere | Protects earth from meteoroids |
exosphere | Where gases can escape into outer space |
ionosphere | Where frequencies are transmitted |
Ozone layer | Protects earth from harmful uv rays |
Occluded front | When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses |
Stationary front | When a warm or a cold air mass can't overtake each other |
Thermohaline current | The movement of water based on differences on temperature and salinity |
Coriolis effect | The phenomenon of air curving as earth rotates on its axis |
Percolation | Water runs underground |
infiltration | Another word for percolation |
runoff | Water runs under the surface |
transpiration | The release of water into the air from a plant |
front | stronger air mass will determine the type of front |
Greenhouse effect | When heat gets trapped in earth's atmosphere |