Energy in atmosphere
Sun's energy travels by these types of waves.
Electromagnetic Waves
Name a local wind.
sea breeze
land breeze
Surface Current
Deep Ocean Current
This is when gases in the in the atmosphere trap heat near the earth's surface
Greenhouse effect
Sunlight absorbed and released by earth remains in ___________
balance
Name one of the sun's types of waves.
UV
Infared
Visible
Name a global wind
Polar Easterlies
Prevailing Westerlies
Jet Stream
Horse Latitudes
Trade Winds
Doldrums
Surface currents are mostly influenced by
global winds
True or False: Sea levels and the amount of trapped ice have fluctuated tremendously over thousand of years.
False, they have remained relatively constant.
50%
Name all the ways that heat transfers
convection
conduction
radiation
local winds are formed when _______ air rises and _______ air takes its place
warm/cool
Warm currents can move into an area and warm the_______________ causing a change in climate. This results in warmer and wetter climate.
air
Who is responsible for the increase of methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Humans.
How much of the visible light that reaches Earth is transformed to chemical energy and used by photosynthetic organisms?
A tiny fraction
True or false: All layers filter out some infrared and UV wavelengths.
Coriolis effect causes wind in the southern hemisphere to curve to the ________
left
Name all 3 factors that influence deep ocean currents
temperature
salinity
density
What is the result of the increase in carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere?
Earth's average temperature has increased.
Snow, ice and liquid water do this with 5% of the radiation that reaches earth?
Reflect it back into the atmosphere
Without this layer of the atmosphere the health of organisms on Earth would be in jeopardy?
What global wind pattern can wander farther south than usual in winter causing temperatures in the US to decrease?
Polar Jet Stream
Earth's system of circulating water through the interconnected ocean basins is called
The Global Conveyor Belt
If the temperature continues to increase what two things will occur?
The glaciers and polar ice caps will melt and sea levels will rise.
Describe the atmosphere's role in moderating the amount of radiation necessary to sustain life on Earth.
The atmosphere allows in enough energy to sustain life while blocking radiation that would harm life.