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What temperature layer is at the bottom of the heterosphere?

thermosphere

Auroras that occur in the southern hemisphere are called aurora?

australis

Cool, gentle wind blowing in from the water to the land?

sea breeze

What causes the plasma in the ionosphere?

cosmic rays

Regions of high pressure and gentle winds at about 30* north are called?

horse latitudes

What global wind is located in the mid-latitudes?

prevailing westerlies

What causes the Intertropical Convergence Zone?

low pressure

Water vapor and ___________ keeps the Earth's climate stable.

carbon dioxide

Any solar energy that reaches the earth's surface is called?

insolation

Which convection cell is considered high pressure?

polar cells

Which convection cell is located at the equator?

Hadley cells

Warm, dry air that travels down a mountain slope is called?

foehn

High-altitude winds that are concentrated in narrow, meandering bands are called?

jet streams

What global winds occurs at the highest altitudes?

polar easterlies

What causes convection currents?

uneven heating

What heats up faster, land or water?

Land

What transfers heat in the process of radiation?

electromagnetic waves

How does air normally move in the atmosphere?

high pressure to low pressure

Which global winds were named because they consistently allowed ships to make passage across the ocean?

trade winds

What unit is used to measure the amount of energy something gains, loses, or uses?

watt

What effect causes wet and dry seasons through a seasonal change in wind direction?

monsoon effect

A horizontal movement of air caused by a transfer of heat is called

wind