General
Layers
Solar Energy
Gases
Extras
100
An envelope of gasses surrounding the Earth
Atmosphere
100
This layer is where most of Earth's weather happens.
Troposphere
100
What are the 3 types of solar energy
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
100
Atmospheric Nitrogen must be converted to this
Organic or fixed Nitrogen
100
Auroras are in this layer _______ located in this "special" layer _______.
Thermosphere, magnetosphere
200
According to the natural scientist the atmosphere was void of this in the beginning.
Oxygen
200
The coldest layer of the atmosphere
Mesosphere
200
The most efficient method of heat transfer
Conduction
200
A natural agent of Nitrogen fixing
Lightning
200
This kind of pollution makes cities hazy
smog
300
Natural scientist believe this killed off the anaerobic organisms
Oxygen catastrophe
300
Solar winds occur in this portion of the Thermosphere
Magnetosphere
300
Warm air moving up as cooler air moves under the warm air describes this type of heat transfer
Convection
300
Name one of the greenhouse gases.
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Watervapor
300
Steady temperature change in the Troposphere is called this.
Lapse Rate
400
Young earth scientist believe God created the atmosphere on which day
2 or 3
400
This layer gets warmer as you ascend, making it to 0oC
Stratosphere
400
When the sun enters the Earth's atmosphere as visible light, it reflected back in the form of this
Infrared light/radiation
400
Gas molecules in this layer are not mixed evenly together
Heterosphere
400
The Earth is warm because the atmosphere traps gases. This process is known as this.
Greenhouse Effect
500
The troposphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere are temperature layers that belong to what composite layer
Homosphere
500
There are 2 categories of layers in the atmosphere, they are?
Temperature and composite
500
The rate of the flow of radiant energy that reaches the Earth's surface
Solar Constant
500
O3 makes up this layer_____, housed within this layer______
Ozone, stratosphere
500
Belts of radiation called ______ are located here_____
Van Allen Belts, magnetosphere