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How does pressure change as you go up in the atmosphere?

it decreases

Temperature changes as air changes pressure

adiabatic heating/cooling

the doldrums are areas of ____ pressure

low

transfer of heat by movement/circulation

convection

How did oxygen enter earth's early atmosphere?

photosynthesis by cyanobacteria

warm air holds (more or less) moisture than cold air

more

breeze that blows from sea to land

sea breeze

What gas made up most of the EARLY atmosphere?

carbon dioxide

A narrow band of high winds located near the top of the troposphere is

jet stream

Warm air is (more or less) dense than cold air

less

winds that blow from the equator to 30N and 30S

trade winds

What does the ozone layer do?

protects us from UV rays from the sun

transfer of heat through direct contact

conduction

narrow bands of high wind near the top of the troposphere

jet stream

What is unique about the winds at the horse latitudes and doldrums

there is very little wind here

earth's rotation causes moving air to be deflected to the left or right

coriolis effect

Which layer of the atmosphere are we in right now?

troposphere

rising air creates ___ pressure

low

circulating air cell near the equator

Hadley cell

the percentage of energy that is reflected by earth's surface

albedo