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Chapter  17.1  

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Weather  and  Climate  

•  Weather  is  constantly  changing  and  refers  to  the  state  of  the  atmosphere  at  any  given  9me  – Today  is  rainy,  cloudy,  humid  

•  Climate  is  based  on  observa9ons  of  weather  over  long  periods  of  9me  – Nebraska  has  a  temperate  climate;  warm  summers,  cool  winters  

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Air  

•  Air  is  a  mixture  of  gases  and  par9cles  – 70%  Nitrogen  – 21%  Oxygen  

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Water  Vapor  

•  Source  for  all  clouds  and  precipita9on  – Absorbs  some  of  the  solar  energy  from  the  sun  

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Ozone  

•  Form  of  oxygen  that  combines  three  oxygen  atoms  into  each  molecules  – NOT  the  oxygen  we  breathe  – Concentrated  in  stratosphere  – Cri9cal  to  life  on  earth  because  it  filters  most  UV  radia9on  from  earth  

–  If  there  was  no  ozone,  life  on  Earth  would  not  be  possible  

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Height  and  Atmospheric  Structure  

•  The  atmosphere  thins  as  you  travel  away  from  Earth  un9l  there  are  too  few  gas  molecules  to  detect  – As  you  go  higher  into  the  atmosphere,  the  pressure  decreases  

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Earth  Mo9ons  

•  Rota9on  is  the  spinning  of  Earth  about  it’s  axis  – Causes  our  daily  cycle  of  night  and  day  

•  Revolu9on  is  the  movement  of  Earth  around  the  sun  – Every  365  days,  gives  us  seasons  – Seasons  are  caused  by  Earth’s  posi9on  rela9ve  to  the  sun  con9nually  changing  as  it  revolves  

 

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The  Seasons  

•  Summer  sols9ce:  June  21-­‐22  •  Winter  sols9ce:  December  21-­‐22  •  Spring  Equinox:  March  21-­‐22  •  Fall  Equinox:  September  21-­‐22