Atmospheres
Temperature layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
Cool, gentle wind blowing in from water to the land
What is sea breeze
The transfer of heat by direct contact
What is conduction
The unit used to measure the amount of energy something gains, loses, or uses in one second
What is watt
The shield that protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation is the ______ layer.
What is the ozone
The name given to the upper atmosphere because of its distinct layers
heterosphere
What is fall wind
These waves transfers heat in the process of radiation
What is electromagnetic waves
The amount of energy available to heat Earth's land, water, and air is called Earth's _____ ______.
What is energy budget
The type of UV radiation that is only partially absorbed by the ozone layer, allowing some of it to reach the earth's surface
What is UVB
The coldest point in the atmosphere
What is the mesopause
Wind that occurs when warm air over open terrain rises, drawing cooler air from under trees
What is forest breeze
The process in which the temperature of a gas rises as the gas is compressed with no heat is called _______ heating.
What is adiabatic
The most important and abundant greenhouse gas
The direction that an anticyclone rotates in the southern hemisphere
What is counterclockwise
The least understood atmospheric layer
What is the mesosphere
Global winds that occur at the earth's surface in high altitude
What is polar easterlies
This form of heat transfer heats cool air in contact with warm ground
What is conduction
The solar energy that reaches the surface of the earth
This causes the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICZ)
What is low pressure
The area where the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field
What is the magnetosphere
Downslope wind caused by cooling air near a slope
If all factors except the type of surface are the same, which of the following surfaces would you expect to warm most quickly during the day?
A. sandy beach B. freshly plowed field
C. ice covered plateau D. grassy plain
What is B. freshly plowed field
The two factors that cause the Coriolis effect
What are inertia and the Earth's rotation
The two gases that help give the earth a mild and stable climate
What are carbon dioxide and water vapor