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What portion of the Earth's magnetic field stretches away from the sun?

magnetotail

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

sea breeze

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

insolation

What causes the Intertropical Convergence Zone?

low pressure

What global wind is located in the mid-latitudes?

prevailing westerlies

What temperature layer is at the bottom of the heterosphere?

thermosphere

What heats up faster, land or water?

Land

What causes the plasma in the ionosphere?

cosmic rays

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

foehn

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

carbon dioxide

How does air normally move in the atmosphere?

high pressure to low pressure

The temperature of a gas rises as the gas is compressed with no heat lost is called what?

adiabatic heating

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

monsoon effect

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

watt

Which convection cell is considered high pressure?

polar cells

Which convection cell is located at the equator?

Hadley cells

What transfers heat in the process of radiation?

electromagnetic waves

Wind that occurs when a large amount of dense, cold air spills over a mountain range is called?

fall wind

What name is given to the upper atmosphere because of its distinct layers?

heterosphere

What is the most important and abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?

water vapor

What global winds occurs at the highest altitudes?

polar easterlies

What is the normal value of atmospheric pressure at sea level?

1013 millibars

What causes convection currents?

uneven heating

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

trade winds

The upper-troposphere waves associated with the polar front jet stream are called?

Rossby waves

The area where the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field is the?

magnetosphere

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

jet streams

Auroras that occur in the southern hemisphere are called aurora?

australis

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

wind

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

horse latitudes