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| How does weather and climate differ? |
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| Weather-events occurring now;climate-weather that occurs year long. |
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| List the items found in the atmosphere along with its percentage? |
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| Nitrogen-78% Oxygen-21% other gases-2% |
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| Explain the difference between primary pollutants and secondary pollutants. Give examples of each. |
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| Primary pollutant-pollutants that enter the atmosphere from a visible source, secondary pollutant-pollutants that enter the atmosphere through other methods. |
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| Where is ozone found? What is its purpose? |
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| Ozone is in the stratosphere-purpose is to lock in heat. |
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| What happens to pressure and temperature as you increase in altitude? |
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| Pressure and temperature decreases. |
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| Explain the differences between rotation and revolution? |
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| Rotation-spinning on its axis(day and night)and revolution-revolving around a body(365.25days). |
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| List the layers of the atmosphere in order from the earth's surface upward? |
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| Troposphere,statosphere,mesosphere,thermosphere. |
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