28.1 Flashcards
does the atmostphere decreas or increase
increases
do the last two layer effect whether
no
what persentage of sun light gets reflected off the atmostphere
5% get reflected
what percentage of solar radiation is reflected back
25%
what percentage of solar radiation is obsorbed by earths atmostphere
25%
what do the cumolose clouds look like
they are puffy
is a narrow band of fast moving high altitude air
jet stream
is the warming of the pasific ocean
El Nino
when trade winds are strong
el nina
temp increased by 0.8 in the last century
global warming
is a round three dimentional shape
sphere
is an elongated closed curve with two foci
ellipes
is the earth a perfict sphere
no its a oval
how far is the earth from the sun
147 million km away
an area 15 degrease wide
time zone
the spinning of earth on its axis
rotation
the motion of earth on an elliptical orbit
revolution
defined as the plane of earth’s orbit
ecliptic
occurs when earths rotational axis is tilted
solstice
earths rotational axis is perpendicula
equinox
who devised a method of timekeeping around 3000 B.C.
method of keeping time
what was the symbol for degree taken from
60,360
how many degrees does the earth spin in one day
360
how many time zones are there in the united states
4
