EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
AIR QUALITY
Heating the Atmosphere
MISC.
100
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
100
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
100

There is a 20% chace of rain today and the high is 80 degrees. This is an example of what?

Weather

100

name one mechanism of heat transfer

Conduction

convection

radiation

100
amount of mass in a given volume is this
density
200
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
200
where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
200
Harmful substances in air, water, or soil
pollutants
200

How solar energy reaches the Earth.

radiation

200

Name 3 important measurable properties of weather and climate

precipitation

wind

humidity

pressure 

temperature

U.V.

300
excess of this gas contributes to global warming
carbon dioxide
300
the "hot layer" of the atmosphere
thermosphere
300
1/2 of pollutants come from this source
cars
300

Describe heat and temperature.

Heat is energy transferred from one object to another.

Temperature is the measure of the heat.

300

What are Earth's 2 principal motions.

Define them...

Rotation

Revolution

400
gas in the atmosphere that varies from place to place
oxygen
400
the layer of electrically charged particles
ionosphere
400

unequal heating of the earth's surface by the sun causes this.

wind

400

What happens to the particles in an object as the temperature increases? 

The move faster and further apart.

400

Define "solstice" and in which months do they occur

June -longest day

December- shortest day

500

Close you eyes. Name every person in the room and say on positive thing about each person in 1 minute or less.

:)

500
the thickest layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere
500
Forms when nitrogen oxides & sulfur oxides (produced from burning fossil fuels) combine w/water in the air
acid rain
500

Name 3  governing laws of radiation.

All objects emit radiant energy.

Hotter objects radiate more energy than cooler ones.

Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are also good emitters.

Hottest radiating bodies produce short waves of radiation.

500

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place.

Climate is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.