Composition of Earth's Atmosphere
What is the main gas (78%) in Earth's Atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What fuels evaporation?
The sun
What are the different forms of precipitation?
hail
sleet
snow
rain
What influences climate?
ocean currents
altitude
latitude
What is the measurement the reflection of the sun off of objects?
albedo
What happens to density as you go up through the layers of the atmosphere?
Decreases
What happens to the sunlight when it comes to earth? (3 answers)
Reflected
Absorbed
Scattered
What are the three types of weather fronts?
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Warm Front
It has fluctuated - warming/cooling cycle
Which type of storm is a violently rotating column of air?
Tornado
Write the layers of atmosphere in order moving away from the earth.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Surface temperatures cool down
Which type of front causes long periods of light, steady rain?
warm front
What is the trend for the climate over the past 10,000 years?
more warmer than in the past
What is the actual measurement of the amount of water in the air?
Absolute humidity
Which molecule is both helpful because protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation but also a pollutant?
Ozone
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short term every day changes to the atmossphere
Climate long term patterns of atmospheric conditions
What happens to wind speed when there is a large difference in air pressure?
Increases
How does location near oceans affect the climate of an area?
ocean causes more moderate changes in temperature
What produced oxygen into earth's early atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
or
photosynthetic animals
What step can we take to reduce air pollution?
What causes an increase to greenhouse gases and caused global warming, extreme weather and rising sea levels? (bonus points for more than one answer)
burning fossil fuels
deforestation
Which direction does wind move?
From high pressure to low pressure
Ice Cores
Tree Trunks
What is it called when air moves horizontally and transfers heat?
Advection