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| Gaseous envelope around Earth |
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| study of the atmosphere and weather |
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| study of distribution of living things |
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| study of characteristics, origin and development of landforms |
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| sub sphere of hydrosphere that addresses frozen water |
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| study of physical features of earth and its atmosphere |
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| variation over a landscape |
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| point in orbit when planet is nearest to the sun |
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| point in orbit when planet is furthest from the sun |
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| angle of incidence (solar elevation) |
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| angle of sun rays hitting the planet surface |
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| inclination (angle btwn axis of rotation and perpendicular line to plane of ecliptic) |
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| Earth's axis always points toward North Star at every position of orbit |
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| Cancer and Capricorn (23.5 degrees N and S) |
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| Arctic and Antarctic (66.5 degrees N and S) |
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| intensity of received insolation |
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| dependent on sun angle and duration of insolation |
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| (ozone depletion) disappearance of ozone due to CFCs (chlorofluorocarbon) |
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