Intro
What are the three major events that scientists believe led to the formation of our current atmosphere.
Water vapor condensing into oceans, carbon dioxide dissolving into oceans, algae and plants producing oxygen
the 6 major convection currents found on earth.
What are Polar cells (2), Ferrel cells (2), Hadley cells (2)
The ozone layer is important because
What is It protects us from UVB rays which can cause skin cancer and cataracts.
Explain why atmospheric pressure is greatest at sea level.
What is Due to gravity, there is more air pressing down at sea level than in the mountains.
Through which of the following is atmospheric Nitrogen converted to Nitrogen in the soil
What is Lightning
The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the
What is the stratosphere?
The Earth’s axis is tipping away from the sun, that means the Northern Hemisphere is in this season
What is winter?
Name 3 effects global warming may have on the earth.
What is Sea level rise, Changes in growing seasons, Changes in weather patterns, Decreased ability for carbon to dissolve in the ocean
there more clouds in the sky when air pressure is
What is low?
The phosphorus cycle is unique because it does not include which location?
What is Atmosphere
Moving from the earth, upwards, the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere?
What is Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere?
Chile is experiencing a particularly warm year, this could be attributed to
What is El Nino
A country where there is high amount of solar insolation in December, a low amount of solar insolation in July, and a large difference between the two months
What is South Africa
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of El Nino
Weaker upwelling on South American coastline
Unusually weak trade winds or presence of westerlies
Sea level higher in eastern Pacific than western Pacific
Flooding in Australia and Indonesia
What is Flooding in Australia and Indonesia
The part of the quick carbon cycle but not the slow carbon cycle
What is Photosynthesis
The percentage of the atmosphere is made of oxygen gas
What is 21%?
This air circulation cells is found from 0 - 30 degrees North latitude
What is Hadley cell
An area of the earth that has large bands of rising air and low pressure would likely contain
What is rainforests?
This type of map shows air pressure readings
What is Isobaric
Which process takes carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into organic matter
What is Photosynthesis
The reason why are hydrogen and helium commonly found in the exosphere
What is they are lighter than other gasses
In the Northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes wind to bend
What is In a clockwise pattern
The atmosphere is the largest reservoir for which nutrient?
Nitrogen
This type of tool is used to measure air pressure
What is barometer?
A location that releases more of a nutrient than it takes in is called a
What is a Sink