The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the
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Weather happens in the troposphere.
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Last updated on 2026-02-07
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Bundle 1
Bundle ID: 1100000004
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the
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Weather happens in the troposphere.
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is
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Nitrogen makes up most of the atmosphere.
The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere is the
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The tropopause separates the troposphere and stratosphere.
Global wind belts near the equator are called
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Trade winds blow toward the equator.
Deflection of moving air due to Earth's rotation is the
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The Coriolis effect deflects winds.
A region with low air pressure is associated with
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Low pressure is linked to rising air.
The instrument that measures wind speed is an
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An anemometer measures wind speed.
The temperature at which air becomes saturated is the
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Dew point is when saturation occurs.
Long-term average weather is called
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Climate describes long-term weather patterns.
The warm phase of ENSO is called
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El Nino is the warm ENSO phase.
Bundle 2
Bundle ID: 1100000005
The shallow submerged edge of a continent is the
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The continental shelf is the shallow continental margin.
The steep drop-off beyond the continental shelf is the
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The slope drops steeply to deep ocean floor.
The flattest, deepest part of the ocean floor is the
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Abyssal plains are broad, flat deep areas.
A long underwater mountain chain is a
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Mid-ocean ridges are global submarine mountain chains.
The daily rise and fall of sea level is caused mainly by
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Tides are driven by lunar and solar gravity.
Cold, nutrient-rich water rising to the surface is
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Upwelling brings deep water to the surface.
Surface ocean currents are primarily driven by
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Winds drive most surface currents.
Salinity is a measure of
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Salinity reflects salt content of seawater.
The layer in the ocean where temperature drops rapidly with depth is the
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The thermocline is a sharp temperature gradient.
A flat-topped seamount is a
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A guyot is a flat-topped seamount.
Bundle 3
Bundle ID: 1100000006
Chemical weathering that dissolves limestone creates
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Karst landscapes develop from dissolved limestone.
Mechanical weathering by freeze-thaw is called
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Frost wedging breaks rock by ice expansion.
Soil formed from wind-blown silt is
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Loess is wind-deposited silt.
The process that transports rock particles by wind, water, or ice is
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Erosion moves weathered material.
The layer of soil with accumulated minerals washed down from above is the
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The B horizon is the subsoil accumulation layer.
Permafrost refers to
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Permafrost is permanently frozen ground.
Soil formed in tropical climates with intense leaching is
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Laterite forms under intense tropical weathering.
The breakdown of rock by oxygen combining with minerals is
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Oxidation is chemical weathering by oxygen.
The movement of soil and rock downslope under gravity is
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Mass wasting is downslope movement by gravity.
A deposit of unsorted glacial material is
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Till is unsorted debris left by ice.
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