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1. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth.

   
   
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2. The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.

   
   
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3. The lowest layer of the atmosphere.

   
   
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4. The height of an object above the Earth's surface.

   
   
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5. The atmospheric layer above the troposphere.

   
   
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6. A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms and that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

   
   
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7. The coldest layer of the atmosphere.

   
   
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8. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere.

   
   
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9. Energy that is transferred as electromagnetic waves such as visible light or infrared waves.

   
   
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10. The transfer of heat from one material to another by physical contact.

    
    
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11. The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.

    
    
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12. The natural heating process of a planet, such as the Earth, by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy.

    
    
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13. A rise in average global temperatures.

    
    
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14. Moving air.

    
    
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15. The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to Earth's rotation.

    
    
    

    The ÷inds that bnow from 30 degrees ìatitude to the equator.

    
    
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16. Wind belts found in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude.

    
    
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17. Wind belts that extend from the poles to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.

    
    
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18. Narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere.

    
    
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