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- 1. A serious issue that can have negative effects on both human health and the environment.
- 4. The air parcel compresses, work is done on the air parcel and it warms up.
- 6. Study of historic climate change.
- 11. These climates are most found in southern Asia and West Africa.
- 15. Refers to long time periods, such as seasons, years, or decades.
- 18. A wind system that reverses its direction every six months.
- 22. Play an important role in forecasting poor air quality through imaging from space.
- 24. Used for controlling particulate matter and operate like a vacuum cleaner.
- 28. Closest to the earth’s surface. Starting from the ground level it extends upward to about 10 km.
- 30. Has five times capacity to absorb the infrared radiation because of its higher concentration in the troposphere.
- 31. Are also called boreal climates or taiga.
- 32. Can change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, month-to-month or even year-to-year.
- 33. It is the contamination of the air by pollutants that can have harmful effects on human health and the environment.
- 35. climate regions often have wet summer seasons, similar to monsoon climates. For this reason, this climate type is also called humid continental.
- 36. Is the rate at which an atmospheric variable, normally temperature in Earth’s Atmosphere, falls with altitude.
- 37. The source of emitted gases is known as ___________
- 39. A compound made up of three oxygen atoms
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- 2. Atoms which they convert those short waves solar energy into heat.
- 3. Section 20 banned Incineration but doesn't not include?
- 5. The branch of atmospheric sciences, mainly aimed for weather forecasting.
- 7. Is a result of cold winds blowing across warmer lake water.
- 8. It is crucial for predicting temperature and pressure changes with altitude and understanding weather patterns.
- 9. All have smart and cloud capacities, which make it easy to track pollutant levels on any wifi-enabled device.
- 10. Small variations, called ______, exist in every climate region.
- 12. Written in Section 4 of Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 is the Recognition of _____
- 13. is the thin layer of gases that envelops the earth.
- 14. A popular, economical, and effective means of controlling particulates.
- 16. An oxygen molecule that filters and absorbs excessive ultraviolet radiation that is coming from the sun.
- 17. According to this person, climate classification system have five climate groups: tropical, dry, mild, continental, and polar.
- 19. Most meteors burn up in this layer.
- 20. Absorption is the process by which pollutants are removed from the atmosphere and deposited on surfaces like soil or water.
- 21. Aside from trees, this microscopic plant-like organism plays a large role in the natural carbon cycle, helping to regulate the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and keep the Earth's climate in balance.
- 23. Refers to what happens to the pollution during and after its introduction.
- 25. Process where heat is exchanged between the air parcel and the rest of the atmosphere.
- 26. Coldest region on earth's atmosphere.
- 27. Last name of the American climatologist,developed a climate classification system that scientists still use today.
- 29. The parcel of air expands, does work on the rest of the atmosphere and cools down.
- 34. The dispersion of emitted gases from the source of their production is known as _______
- 38. Type of air pollution that can harm plants and reduce visibility.