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Ch 17 Vocab Quiz

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__________is the transfer of heat by mass movement or circulation within a substance
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____________travels out in all directions from its source
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the layer of the atmosphere that is the bottom layer where temperature decreases with an increase in altitude (most weather occurs here)
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March 21 or 22 is the date of this equinox
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____________produces a larger number of weaker rays that travel in all directions
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Septermber 22 or 23 is the date of this equinox
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December 21 or 22 of each year
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The region of the atmosphere immediately above the mesosphere and characterized by the increasing temperatures due to absorption of very short wave solar energy by oxygen
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________is the fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface
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June 21 or 22 of each year
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This layer of the atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and characterized by decreasing temperature height
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In the _____________the temperature remains constatn to a height of about 20 km. This layer occurs after the troposphere.
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____________is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance
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the heating of the Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere, mainly by water vapor and carbon dioxide
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a form of oxygen that combines 3 oxygen atoms into one molecule
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_______are lines that connect points that have the same temperatures
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_________occurs when an electromagnetic wave bounces off an object
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____________is the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity
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________is the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in their temperature
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