Ozone
Ozone protects us from what?
UV rays
What is the main reason for the declining air pressure as altitude increases
gravity
Name two greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, CFC,s
nitrous oxides
Name three team sports in our school that has won a state championship
baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer
What is the unit of measurement for ozone?
Dobson unit
Name one of the two main reasons carbon dioxide is a variable gas on earth
respiration/photosynthesis
Energy from the sun enters in the form of _________
shortwaves
This song is sung by the father of what famous singer
Miley Cyrus
About how long do chlorine atoms remain in the atmosphere
100 years
What are the three most abundant gases in our atmosphere
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
What activity is the main source of methane release on our planet
Agriculture
How many principles has Wellington High school had?
7
Besides CFC's what other invention did Thomas Midgley invent that was very destructive to our environment
Leaded gasoline
When temp. increases with altitude, this is called what?
Temp inversion
What is the term to describe the greenhouse effect trapping in more heat than is natural?
enhanced greenhouse effect
Name two teachers that have graduated from Well. High
Curry, Holloway, Bausch, Wilson, Callovi's,
Drucker, Myer, Simmers, Reddoch, DelPlato, Quesada, Drisselt, Raymon, Borretti
Name two of the three factors that exist that allow for great ozone destruction over the poles
PSC's
Polar Vortex
Temp/wind patterns
Name the first four layers of the atmosphere in order from lowest to highest
trop
strat
mes
therm
Name one example of SRM(Solar Radiation Management)
cloud brightening
stratospheric aerosols
Space reflectors
How do hurricanes see?
with one eye