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When the sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide are released into the air, they can cause.
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Which of the following is a consequence of acid precipitation?
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What is the atmosphere?
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What are the two highest layers of the atmosphere?
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Global winds that blow northeast from 30° north latitude will and southeast from 30° south latitude are called
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Global warming may be the cause by
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Convection is the transfer of energy
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A rapid change in a body of water's acidity is called
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Mountain and valley breezes are caused by
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Most solar energy that reaches the Earth's atmosphere is
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Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?
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Wind occurs because air tends to move from regions of higher to lower
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Air moves in large, circular patterns called
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What explains the fact that a pan on a stove gets hot when it is above a flame?
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The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb thermal energy and radiated back to Earth is called
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Local winds are produced by
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A vehicle that runs on both electricity and gasoline is called a
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Energy transferred as heat through material is called
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The difference between incoming solar energy and energy released from Earth into space is called
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The protective ozone layer is found in the
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Narrow belts of winds that can reach 400 km/h are called
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Air pressure decreases as what increases?
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What is the main problem caused by the ozone hole?
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What pulls gas molecules in the air toward the Earth?
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Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called
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When the amount of energy received from the Sun and the amount of energy return to space are all equal, it is called
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Auroras are caused by electrically charge particles in the
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Which of the following is a primary pollutant?
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Carbon monoxide, dust, and smoke from forest fires are put directly into the air are called
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One reason for global warming may be
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Global winds that blow from West to East are called
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What is the atmosphere?
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What is the major source of human caused air pollution?
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What causes wind?
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The protective ozone layer is found in the
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How much energy radiated by the Sun reaches the Earth?
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Which is not a way people can reduce human caused air pollution?
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When the atmosphere is contaminated by pollutants from human and natural sources, it is called.
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What is the largest source of human caused air pollution in the United States?
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What causes. What causes local wind?
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Thermal energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is called
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What generally causes differences in air pressure on Earth?
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Why is air pressure greatest at the Earth's surface?
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Which answer best describes Earth's atmosphere?
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What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?
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What is the greatest problem created by the ozone hole?
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In the northern hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve to the East because of the
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Air temperature changes as altitude increases because of
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What causes differences in air temperature at different altitudes?
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What is smog made of?
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