chapter 28.1

Question 1

troposphere

Answer 1

a layer extending an average of 12 km above earths surface

Question 2

temperature inversion

Answer 2

occurs when air temperature increases with altitude and the air becomes stable

Question 3

greenhouse effect

Answer 3

is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere warm a planet as they absorb and emit infrared radiation

Question 4

How are the atmospheric separated?

Answer 4

• composition

- temperature

Question 5

What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?

Answer 5

78% nitrogen

Question 6

What is the second most abundant gas found in the atmosphere?

Answer 6

21% oxygen

Question 7

What is the 1% of our gases called?

Answer 7

trace gases

bolk of it is argon

Question 8

in the troposphere does the temperature increase or decrease in altitude

Answer 8

decreases

Question 9

how many layers are in the Earths atmosphere?

Answer 9

5 layers

Question 10

what are the names of the atmospheric layers starting closer to Earths surface going up?

Answer 10

troposphere 
stratosphere 
mesosphere 
thermosphere 
exosphere

Question 11

what layer is the oson layer found?

Answer 11

stratosphere

Question 12

does the temperature increase or decrease in the stratosphere?

Answer 12

increases

Question 13

in the mesosphere does the temperature increase or decrease?

Answer 13

decreases until it gets to a higher level then increases

Question 14

does the thermosphere and the exosphere impact the weather?

Answer 14

no