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Cards in this guide (13)
In which atmosphere layer does 80 percent of the gas in the atmosphere reside

troposphere

How do waves change as they approach the shore

As waves approach the shore, interaction with the sea floor slows the waves down and the crests of the waves bunch up. They increase in height as the energy in each wave compresses into a shorter horizontal distance, but the period of the wave does not change. Eventually, the waves break.

Which molecule is a product of photosynthesis

ATP and ADP

Sugar

Ice caps more light than deserts because they have a higher albedo

reflect

Why does the thermosphere have the highest temperature of all atmosphere layers

IT is closest to the sun

Why does ice have a different density than water

Because ice is a frozen solid and water is not.

Large plants are most likely to be found in the zone of a lake

littoral

The Aurora borealis is caused by the what

Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.

When a wet towel is left in the sun what is the process that dries it

When a wet towel is left in the sun it eventually becomes dry, it is dried through the process of evaporation.

Which increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon force

Respiration

Once a current is set in motion what can change it's course

Coriolis effect

What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the polls

The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.

For the same insolation order these regions from highest absorption to lowest.

as s hold

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