Exam 1

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1
connect points of the same temperature on a map
isotherm
2
heat absorbed when phase changes
latent heat
3
heat needed to raise 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcious
specific heat
4
----- heats quicker and cools quicker than -----
land water
5
state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
weather
6
weather at a local and specific time period
climate
7
concentration in the atmosphere are near the same
nonvariable gases
8
examples of nonvariable gases
oxygen, nitrogen
9
examples of variable gases
water vapor, carbon dioxide
10
small solid and liquid particles other than water
aerol
11
longest days of the year and list the months
solstice June Dec
12
shortest days of the year and list months
equinox March Sept
13
As solar angle increases the solar
energy increases
14
How many degrees is the Earth tilted
23.5
15
average kenetic energy
temperature
16
energy transfer in an object due to temp change
heat
17
layers inorder from the earth
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
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