Atmosphere and Air Masses
What are the three most common gasses in the atmocphere?
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon
Give the two types of ozone. Which is good and which is bad?
Tropospheric Ozone = Bad
Stratospheric Ozone = Good
Define albedo. What material has the highest albedo
Sunlight reflected off of a material. Snow
Give 1-6 of the variables that affect the rate of weathering. For each correct answer, I will give 100 points. If any are incorrect, you get NO points.
Rock Composition
Exposure
Elevation
Topography
Organism Activity
What does the acronym FYP stand for on TikTok?
For You Page
List the four air mass types and the weather they cause
cP: Cold and Dry
mP: Cold and Wet
cT: Hot and Dry
mT: Hot and Wet
List the four indoor pollutants
Formaldehyde, Radon, Carbon Monoxide, and Asbestos
What is the Earth's climate doing on a modern scale versus a historical one?
Historical: Cooling
Modern: Heating
This term describes how celestial bodies move in our solar system.
Heliocentric
What is the name of the viral dance challenge that took over TikTok in 2020?
The Renegade
List the three atmospheric wind cells, and the three surface wind cells.
Atmospheric: Polar, Hadley, Ferrel
Surface: Westerlies, Polar Easterlies, Trade Winds
List two natural sources of GHG and two human sources.
Natural: Cell respiration, decomposition, forest fires, volcanic eruptions.
Human: Agricultural practices, Burning fossil fuels. refrigerants
List three of the six climate history proxy data sources
Tree rings, Ice Cores, Historical / Human Records, Sediment, Fossils, Coral
Give the name of the most recent supercontinent
Pangea
What meme-based cryptocurrency became popular among Gen Z investors?
Dogecoin
List the layers of the atmosphere in order from closet to furthest from Earht.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Describe the clean air act
A piece of US legislation that sets limits on 6 major “criteria” air pollutants in the US.
Describe the coriolis effect. Why does it occur?
An object looks to move in a curved line when it is really moving in a straight one due to the rotation fo the earth.
Describe the bonds that hold water together (there are four pieces)
Two Single Polar Covalent Bonds
What year was the first iPhone released, a device Gen Z grew up with?
2007
Describe the urban heat island effect and why it occurs
A city being hotter than the surrounding rural areas. Occurs due to pavement, reflection of sunlight, cars, machines, and no trees or water.
List the 7 greenhouse gasses (Either name or formula)
Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, Hydrofluorocarbons, Ozone
What type of proxy source would you use if you would like to know the effect that machine shave had on the Earths climate.
Historical records
Describe the process of upwelling
Cold nutrient rich water is moved from the bottom of the ocean to the top
What is the name of the little green frog that Gen Z kids spam in Discord when they’re excited, usually shown with either an open mouth or with watery / teary eyes?
Pepe the Frog