Chapter 15 Atmosphere

Question 1

Air pressure

Answer 1

The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

Question 2

Altitude

Answer 2

The height of an object above Earth’s surface

Question 3

Troposphere

Answer 3

The lowest layer of the atmosphere

Question 4

Stratosphere

Answer 4

The atmospheric layer above the troposphere

Question 5

Ozone

Answer 5

A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms and that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Question 6

Mesosphere

Answer 6

The strong,lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core

Question 7

Thermosphere

Answer 7

The uppermost layer of the atmosphere

Question 8

Radiation

Answer 8

The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves such as visible light or infrareds

Question 9

Conduction

Answer 9

The transfer of thermal energy from one materials on another by direct contact

Question 10

Convention

Answer 10

The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas

Question 11

Greenhouse effect

Answer 11

The natural heating process of a planet,such as Earth,by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy

Question 12

Global warming

Answer 12

A rise in average global temperature

Question 13

Wind

Answer 13

Moving air

Question 14

Coriolanus effect

Answer 14

The curving of moving object from a straight path due to Earths rotation

Question 15

Trade winds

Answer 15

The winds that blow 30 degrees latitude to the equator

Question 16

Polar easterlies

Answer 16

Wind belts that extend from the poles to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres

Question 17

Jet stream

Answer 17

Narrow belts of high speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Question 18

Primary pollutants

Answer 18

Pollutants that are put directly into the air by human or natural activity

Question 19

Secondary pollutants

Answer 19

Pollutants that form from chemical reactions that occur when primary pollutants come in contact with other primary pollutants or with naturally occurring substances,such as water vapor

Question 20

Acid precipitation

Answer 20

Precipitation that contains acid due to air pollution

Question 21

Atmosphere

Answer 21

A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth