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THE ATMOSPHERE

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THE ATMOSPHERE

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  1. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=474057782615238&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&ty THE ATMOSPHERE Review: General characteristics, greenhouse effect, air mass, circulation, cyclone & anticyclone, contamination & energy resources October 1 2012

  2. Layers of Atmosphere Fig. 1: http://threadslifestyle.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/ontario-weather-s2-atmospheric-layers/

  3. Composition (Fig. 2: McGill University GEOG 205 Winter 2012)

  4. Greenhouse Effect Fig. 3: http://www.nps.gov/goga/naturescience/images/Greenhouse-effect.jpg

  5. Air Mass • Air mass: a large expanse of the atmosphere with relatively uniform temperature and humidity. • Moves both horizontally (parallel to the Earth’s surface) and vertically. • Front: the line where two air masses of different temperature and humidity meet.

  6. Atmospheric Pressure • Number of air molecules • Temperature of air • Move from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas, resulting in winds. Fig. 4: http://cikguwong.blogspot.ca/2011/06/physics-form-5-chapter-3-atmospheric.html

  7. Cold Front • Cold front: Advancing cold air meets warm air  warm air rises rapidly  cools into thick cumulus clouds  wind and heavy rain Fig. 5: http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter11/cf_xsect.html

  8. Warm Front • Warm front: Advancing warm air meets cold air  warm air rises gently  thin, light nimbostratus clouds  long-lasting cloudy weather and showers. Fig. 6: http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/WeatherPatterns.html

  9. Prevailing Winds Fig. 7: http://www.williamsclass.com/EighthScienceWork/Atmosphere/AtmosphereWind.htm

  10. Anticyclones & Depressions Fig. 8: http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~meto200/3_13_03_lecture_files/slide0030_image276.jpg

  11. Air Pollution Fig. 9: http://www.earthlyissues.com/images/Air_pollution_pathways_textbox.gif

  12. Seasons Fug. 10: http://okfirst.mesonet.org/train/meteorology/Seasons.html

  13. Tides Fig. 11: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/tide-table1.htm

  14. Spring Tides Fig. 12: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tide_schematic.svg

  15. Solar to Electricity Fig. 13: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/energy/solar-energy/production-electricity-from-solar-energy.jpg

  16. Wind to Electricity Fig. 14: http://images.tutorvista.com/content/sources-energy/working-of-windmill.jpeg

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