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MirandaLo

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on: Jul 14, 2018
List and describe the four mechanisms that cause air to rise.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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List the top four gases that make up the air in the lower 50 miles of Earth's atmosphere and give their concentrations.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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princessflame2016

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Essay response should include convective lifting (warm air rising), orographic lifting (air rising over topography such as mountains), frontal lifting (warm air rising over cold), and convergence (air rising when air is entering a region from multiple directions).

Answer to Question 2

Nitrogen (78), Oxygen (20.9), Argon (0.934), Carbon dioxide (0.040 )


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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
:D TYSM

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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