Characteristics of the Atmosphere
Heating of the Atmosphere
Atmospheric Pressure and Winds
Air we Breath
Misc.
100
Main 2 gases that the atmosphere is composed of.
What are oxygen and nitrogen
100
Burning your hand on a hot cast iron skillet is an example of this type of heat transfer.
What is conduction
100
The movement of air
What is wind
100
Dust from your furnace is a type of
What is indoor air pollution
100
Gradual rise in global temperatures
What is global warming
200
This happens to air pressure as you increase in altitude.
What is deacreses
200
Materials that allow thermal energy to be transferred through them easily.
What is conductors
200
The global winds of Earth travel in curved lines due to Earth doing this.
What is rotating on its axis
200
Chemicals used by oil refineries and chemical manufacturing plants are examples of this type of air pollution
What is industrial air pollution
200
Coldest layer of the atmosphere.
What is mesosphere
300
The layer of the atmosphere that we are in right now.
What is troposphere
300
Up stairs bedroom are always warmer that rooms in the basement during the summer because of this type of heat transfer.
What is convection
300
If you were sailing from Europe to America you would want to use these global winds.
What are trade winds
300
Volcanic ash, soot, and smoke
What ar primary pollutants
300
If I was sailing from America to Europe I would want to use these winds for my travels
What is westerlies
400
The layer of the atmosphere with the highest temperature.
What is thermosphere
400
The trapping of radiant thermal energy from the sun due to an increase in gasses such as CO2 and methane.
What is greenhouse effect
400
During the night as the land cools down and the ocean is warmer you will experience these types of winds
What is land breeze
400
Smog, acid precipitation, and ground level ozone
What are secondary pollutants
400
Wind will always blow in which direction of air pressures
What is high to low
500
Layer within the stratosphere that absorbs great amounts of UV rays from the sun.
What is ozone layer
500
I fell asleep in front of the fire and woke up covered in sweat. This was due to what type of thermal energy transfer.
What is radiation
500
Calm winds that exist right on the equator
What are doldrums
500
Three effects that air pollution can have on human health.
What is see page 412
500
The global winds that bombard the Emperor Penguins in Antartica
What are the Polar Easterlies
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