Vocab 1
What is a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth?
Atmosphere.
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen 78%
Water has a _______ specific heat than land.
Higher.
This causes an apparent change in global wind direction.
The Coriolis Effect
What forms when ground-level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight?
Smog
What is the transfer of energy through direct contact?
Conduction.
As altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?
It decreases.
What is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves?
Radiation
Air moves in convection cells. How does air move?
From Higher Pressure to Lower Pressure.
What is used to describe the air quality of a location?
AQI-Air Quality Index
Energy from the sun is called ___________________ and the energy travels in __________.
Radiation/Waves
What layer accounts for 90% of the mass of the atmosphere?
Troposphere.
Name the latitudes that are areas of high pressure.
90*N/S (Poles)
30*N/S
What type of breeze is caused by the sun heating the mountain slopes more than the valleys, causing a breeze from the valley up the slopes of a mountain?
Valley Breeze
CFC's / Chlorofluorocarbons.
___________ is the total kinetic energy of particles, while _______________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.
Thermal energy/Temperature.
Name the layers of the Atmosphere from closest to Earth to farthest out.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere.
The direction of energy transfer is always from the object with the _______ temperature to the object with the _________ temperature.
Higher/Lower
The Westerlies fall between which latitudes?
60*N/S and 30*N/S
Name 3 natural sources of air pollution as stated in the book.
Volcanoes, wildfires, dust storms.
This layer lies between 15km and 40km above the Earth.
Ozone Layer
Draw a graph showing what happens to temperature in each layer of the atmosphere.
Troposphere-decrease
Stratosphere-increase
Mesosphere-decrease
Thermosphere-increase
Name the seven types of electromagnetic waves.
Infrared, ultraviolet, visible light, gammay rays, x-rays, microwaves, radio waves.
Name the major global wind systems.
Polar Easterlies, Westerlies, Trade Winds, Doldrums, Horse Latitudes, Jet Streams.
Name 2 short-term and 2 long-term effects of air pollution on your health, as stated in the book
Short term-coughing, headaches, difficulty breathing, itchy eyes
Long term-asthma, emphysema, allergies, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis.