An envelope of gasses surrounding the Earth
Atmosphere
This layer is where most of Earth's weather happens.
Troposphere
What are the 3 types of solar energy
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Atmospheric Nitrogen must be converted to this
Organic or fixed Nitrogen
Auroras are in this layer _______ located in this "special" layer _______.
Thermosphere, magnetosphere
According to the natural scientist the atmosphere was void of this in the beginning.
Oxygen
The coldest layer of the atmosphere
Mesosphere
The most efficient method of heat transfer
Conduction
A natural agent of Nitrogen fixing
Lightning
This kind of pollution makes cities hazy
smog
Natural scientist believe this killed off the anaerobic organisms
Oxygen catastrophe
Solar winds occur in this portion of the Thermosphere
Magnetosphere
Warm air moving up as cooler air moves under the warm air describes this type of heat transfer
Convection
Name one of the greenhouse gases.
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Watervapor
Steady temperature change in the Troposphere is called this.
Lapse Rate
2 or 3
This layer gets warmer as you ascend, making it to 0oC
Stratosphere
When the sun enters the Earth's atmosphere as visible light, it reflected back in the form of this
Infrared light/radiation
Gas molecules in this layer are not mixed evenly together
Heterosphere
The Earth is warm because the atmosphere traps gases. This process is known as this.
Greenhouse Effect
The troposphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere are temperature layers that belong to what composite layer
Homosphere
There are 2 categories of layers in the atmosphere, they are?
Temperature and composite
The rate of the flow of radiant energy that reaches the Earth's surface
Solar Constant
Ozone, stratosphere
Belts of radiation called ______ are located here_____
Van Allen Belts, magnetosphere