Electronically charged particles are found primarily in this layer of the atmosphere
What is ionosphere
100
This is a transfer energy by electromagnetic waves
What is radiation
100
In the water cycle, evaporated water condenses into
What is clouds
100
Winless zones near the equator
What is doldrums
100
The layer of the atmosphere nearest the earth's surface
What is troposphere
200
Too much exposure to this can cause skin cancer
What is ultraviolet radiation
200
This is responsible for movement much much of the weather across the United States
What is previously Westerlies
200
Air from this layer of the earth is warmed by heat from Earth surface
What is troposphere
200
The layer of the earth that merges into outerspace
What is exosphere
200
The transfer of heat by the flow of the heated material
What is convection
300
Steady wins between the equator and 30° latitude north or south are known as
What is Trade winds
300
This destroys the ozone layer by destroying Ozone molecules
What is Chlorofluorocarbons
300
Air above this is heated more than at any other place on earth
What is equator
300
This is caused by Earth rotation
What is Coriolis effect
300
Air in this layer of the earth is warmed by heat from the Earth's surface
What is troposphere
400
Air currents that blow near the north and south poles are the
What is polar easterlies
400
Reflection and absorption by the atmosphere prevents some of this from reaching earth's surface
What is radiation
400
The distinct wind patterns on earth service are created by differences in this and by the Coriolis effect differences in this and by the Coriolis effect.
What is heating
400
Transfer of energy from land and water to air by direct contact
What is conduction
400
The most common gas in the air is
What is nitrogen
500
Smogl is caused when pollutants are mixed with oxygen and other chemicals in the presence of
What is sunlight
500
This gas makes up about one fifth of the Earth's atmosphere
What is oxygen
500
The layer of the stratosphere that absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation
What is ozone layer
500
A form of pollution that can harm plants and damaged our lungs
What is smog
500
The only substance that exists as a solid, liquid, and gas in Earth's atmosphere