CH.28.1

Question 1

troposphere

Answer 1

comes from the Greek word tropos, meaning a turn, change and the Greek word spharia, meaning sphere all weather occurs in the troposphere

Question 2

temperature inversion

Answer 2

A temperature inversion is a layer in the atmosphere in which air temperature increases with height.

Question 3

greenhouse effect

Answer 3

the trapping of the sun’s warmth in a planet’s lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet’s surface.

Question 4

a central point about which condensation takes place

Answer 4

troposphere

Question 5

describe the layers of the atmosphere

Answer 5

troposphere 
stratosphere 
mesosphere 
thermosphere  
exosphere

Question 6

Define the greenhouse effect:

Answer 6

a process in which the warming of earth takes place, mostly as a result of excess greenhouse gasses, which enclose and trap energy that would have otherwise left earth.

Question 7

Explain why Earth’s atmosphere today contains more oxygen than Earth’s early atmosphere

Answer 7

A.Earth’s early atmosphere contained mostly hydrogen and helium
B.these gasses were lost and were replaced by gasses from volcanic eruptions
C.Oxygen from photosynthetic marine organisms accumulated in the atmosphere and intense solar radiation converted some of it into ozone

Question 8

Compare and contrast cirrus, cumulus, and stratus clouds.

Answer 8

A.cumulus are puffy and white

b. cirrus looks like wispy curls and they are high in the sky
c. stratus looks like a blanket and they are low

Question 9

How might an increase in average atmospheric temperatures affect the water cycle?

Answer 9

An increase in temperature leads to generally higher humidity in the atmosphere, which can reemit even more radiation back to Earth, thereby increasing the temperature even more. it also leads to increased precipitation.

Question 10

what earth’s Atmosphere is mainly made up of?

Answer 10

nitrogen is the largest component with 78 percent

Question 11

what is the 2nd most abundant gas in atmosphere?

Answer 11

Oxygen 21%

Question 12

what is the 1% of gasses in the atmosphere called?

Answer 12

Trace gasses, most are argon

Question 13

how many layers are there in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 13

5

Question 14

what are the layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 14

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere