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As you travel up into the mountains, you notice discomfort in your ears. This is due to
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
At night, a _____ ______ forms because land cools more quickly that water; cool land air moves to replace rising warm air over the water.
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
Weather systems and fronts develop and travel through the ________________ section of the atmosphere.
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
As altitude increases,
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
The Earth’s Atmosphere is composed of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and 1% other gases as well as water vapor and minute particles. Which term describes the Earth’s atmosphere?
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
In the northern hemisphere, convection creates __________ large convection cells that produce _____________ winds.
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
Earth's atmosphere is unique among the planets and is able to support life because it contains a large amount of ___________.
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
This is the coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere, with the temperatures at the top of this layer as low as -90° C (-130° F). This is the _________________.
mixture
troposphere
land breeze
oxygen
3; global
the low air pressure in the mountains.
barometric pressure decreases.
mesosphere
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