Layers of the Atmosphere
The amount of layers in the atmosphere.
5
The effect where winds appear to bend in a different direction.
Coriolis Effect
The Sun
What are 2 examples of natural sources of air pollution?
Lightning, wildfires, radon, etc.
What gas is associated with rises in global temperatures?
Carbon Dioxide
The layer where most weather occurs.
Troposphere
Name of the cells in between the Equator and 30 Degrees Latitude.
Hadley Cells
The amount of solar radiation a surface reflects is called ____________.
The Albedo Effect
What are 2 examples of human caused sources of air pollution?
CO2 from fossil fuels, carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion, sulfates and nitrates, lead, etc.
What is one effect of climate change?
many examples
The atmospheric layer with the ozone layer.
Stratosphere
Name of the wind cells between 60 and 90 degrees latitude.
Polar Cells
These gases trap heat reflected from Earth's Surface, warming our atmosphere.
Greenhouse Gases
What is one solution for reducing air pollution?
Many possible answers.
How can coastal communities protect themselves from the effects of global warming?
Many options
The coldest layer of the atmosphere.
Mesosphere.
The two factors that cause air to move and create wind.
As the climate gets warmer and polar ice melts, this results in _________ albedo.
lower
What has caused the increase in CO2 in our atmosphere over the last 150 years?
Burning of fossil fuels
What is an example of an adaptation strategy?
sea walls, raising homes, levees
The two gases that make up the most of the atmosphere.
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Type of wind that moves from east to west.
Easterlies
An example of a greenhouse gas.
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, etc.
What are 3 main sources of carbon dioxide emissions?
Cars, Planes, Factories, Wildfires
What is an example of a mitigation strategy?
Reducing factory use, commercial flights, etc.