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Geography Chs 3 & 4

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show The home of the biosphere; the lowest layer of the homosphere; occurs at 18 to 13 km  
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Stratosphere   show
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Mesosphere   show
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Thermosphere   show
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show The slow molecule-to-molecule transfer of heat through a medium, from warmer to colder poles  
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show A current in a fluid that results from convection  
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Ozone   show
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show The movement of free water molecules away from a wet surface into air that is less saturated  
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Water Vapour   show
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show Solar radiation that is incoming to Earth's systems  
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Lapse Rate   show
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show The passage of longwave and shortwave energy through space, the atmosphere, or water  
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Refraction   show
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show The portion of arriving insolation that is returned directly to space  
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Albedo   show
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Absorption   show
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show The study of local climates at or near the Earth's surface  
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Gulf Stream   show
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show Electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun  
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Infrared Radiation   show
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Carbon Dioxide   show
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show Gases in the lower atmosphere that delay the passage of longwave radiation to space by absorbing and reradiating specific wavelengths  
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Greenhouse Effect   show
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show A measure of sensible heat energy present in the atmosphere and other media  
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show The angular distance measured North or South of the equator from a point at the centre of Earth  
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show The height of an object or point in relation to sea or ground level  
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show Differences in temperature caused by location relative to large bodies of water  
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Transparency   show
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show The isoline on an isothermal map that connects all points of highest mean temperature  
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Heat wave   show
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