Atmosphere

Question 1

What % is Reflected by the Atmosphere?

Answer 1

26%

Question 2

What % Reflected by the Atmosphere is by Gas and Dust?

Answer 2

5%

Question 3

What % Reflected by the Atmosphere is by Clouds?

Answer 3

21%

Question 4

What % is Absorbed by the Atmosphere?

Answer 4

18%

Question 5

What % Absorbed by the Atmosphere is by Gas and Dust?

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

What % Absorbed by the Atmosphere is by Clouds?

Answer 6

3%

Question 7

What happens to the % that is not Absorbed?

Answer 7

Transferred into heat and is emitted as Longwave Radiation

Question 8

What is the Albedo Effect

Answer 8

Energy lost by the makeup/ colour of the earth’s surface. The lighter the colour the greater the Albedo

Question 9

What % of the global heat budjet does Ocean Currents Transfer?

Answer 9

25%

Question 10

What degrees does downwelling happen?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

What is the ITCZ

Answer 11

The zone where two global winds converge. Which are the North East Trade Winds and South East Trade Winds

Question 12

Where does Tropical Maritime originate

Answer 12

Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Guinea

Question 13

Where does Tropical Continental originate

Answer 13

Sahara Desert

Question 14

What are the conditions of Tropical Maritime?

Answer 14

Hot to very hot with high relative humidity which brings unstable wet weather

Question 15

What are the conditions of Tropical Continental

Answer 15

Hot to very hot with relativeley low humidity which brings stable and dr wether