Atmosphere Characteristics
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen?
The measure of the force the atmosphere exerts on the Earth's surface.
What is atmospheric pressure?
Light travels in the form of .....
What are waves?
The wind belt that traders liked to use because the winds were steady and constant.
What are the trade winds?
The effect when the Earth heats up due to increased amounts of CO2 which traps heat against the Earth.
What is the greenhouse effect?
What processes remove water from the air?
What are precipitation and condensation?
Layer of the atmosphere where life lives?
What is the troposphere?
The number one thing that affects the amount of solar radiation a part of the Earth receives.
What is latitude?
The idea that because of the Earth's rotation wind and other objects cannot travel from the equator to the poles in a straight line, but instead travel in a curved path.
What is the Coriolis effect?
This is when warm air traps cool air and causes smog to stay in a city.
What is temperature inversion?
The ozone layer protects us from...?
What are UV rays?
What is stratosphere?
The percent of solar energy absorbed by the Earth's surface and oceans?
What is 50%?
What are Westerlies?
The movement of heat through air or liquid in a circulating motion.
What is convection?
A barometer measures....
What is atmospheric pressure?
Layer of atmosphere where space touches the atmosphere.
What is the exosphere?
The amount of sunlight an object will reflect is called what?
What is albedo?
Why do traders who used sailing ships get stuck near the equator?
What are calm winds (doldrums)?
What happens to the temperature and pressure as you climb a mountain?
What is both decrease?
What type of barometer do I have in my room?
What is aneroid barometer?
What is the ionosphere?
The two shortest/most powerful electromagnetic waves are....
What are x-rays and gamma rays?
If you travel towards the equator what direction do the winds curve?
What is to the West?
What is scattering?