ch. 28.1

Question 1

lowest layer of the atmosphere, extending 12 km above earths surface, layer where weather takes place.

Answer 1

Troposphere

Question 2

Describes the increasing temperature of air with increasing altitude.

Answer 2

Temperature inversion

Question 3

natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and emit infrared radiation, warning the planet.

Answer 3

Greenhouse effect

Question 4

How are the atmospheres layers divided?

Answer 4

composition and layers

Question 5

What is the majority of the troposphere made up of?

Answer 5

Nitrogen 75%

Question 6

what is the second biggest gas that makes up the air in the troposphere ?

Answer 6

oxygen21%

Question 7

What is the one remaining percent that makes up the troposphere?

Answer 7

Trace gases but a majority of argon

Question 8

In the troposphere?

Answer 8

This is where weather takes place

Question 9

Does the temperature decrease or increase with altitude?

Answer 9

decrease

Question 10

How many layers are there in earths atmosphere?

Answer 10

there are 5 layers

Question 11

What are the names of the layers starting with the closest to earths surface?

Answer 11

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Question 12

Witch layer is the ozone layer found in?

Answer 12

stratosphere

Question 13

Does the temperature increase or decrease in stratosphere?

Answer 13

increase

Question 14

Within the mesosphere[here doesn’t the tempiture decrease or increase

Answer 14

decreases

Question 15

Do the last two layers of the atmosphere effect weather?

Answer 15

No they do not effect weather

Question 16

Where does 100% of our solar radiation come from?

Answer 16

sun

Question 17

what percent of solar radiation is absorbed my earths surface?

Answer 17

50%

Question 18

What percent off solar radiation gets reflected off of earths surface?

Answer 18

5%

Question 19

What percent of solar radiation gets absorbed by particles in the atmosphere?

Answer 19

20%

Question 20

What percent of solar radiation is reflected back by clouds and other particles?

Answer 20

25%

Question 21

What are the tree basic cloud types?

Answer 21

Stratus, cumulus, and cirrus

Question 22

Explain what a stratus cloud looks like

Answer 22

there layered sheetlike clouds associated with rain

Question 23

What do cumulus clouds look like

Answer 23

they are puffy and occur in fair weather

Question 24

What do cirrus clouds look like

Answer 24

they are wispy and high-altitude clouds

Question 25

What is called when water gets taken from the land then taken to the atmosphere then eventually gets taken back to the land?

Answer 25

water cycle

Question 26

what are the steps of the water cycle?

Answer 26

evaporation, transportation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration