28.1 Flashcards
Troposphere
A layer extending an average of 12km above Earth’s surface.
Temperature Inversion
Occurs when air temperature increases with altitude and the air becomes stable.
Greenhouse Effect
Is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere warm a planet as they absorbed and emits infrared radiation
How are the atmospheric layers divided?
Differences in the composition and texture
How are the atmospheric layers divided?
Differences in the composition and texture
What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?
78% nitrogen
What gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere?
Oxygen
What is the remaining 1% of gas in the atmosphere?
Trace gases while the majority is argon
In the troposphere layer does temperature increase or decrease with temperature?
Decreases
How many layers are there within the Earth’s atmosphere?
5
What are the names of the atmospheric layers?
near far
Troposphere stratosphere thermosphere
wHICH LAYER IS THE OZONE LAYER FOUND IN?
Stratosphere
What are the three basic cloud types?
Stratus cumulus and cirrus
Stratus cloud
Layered sheet like clouds
Cumulus
Puffy