chapter 28.1 Flashcards
a layer extending an average of 12 km above earth’s surface?
troposphere
what occurs when air temperature increases with altitude and the air becomes stable called?
temperature inversion
what is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere warms a planet as they absorb and emit infrared radiation called?
greenhouse effect
How are the atmosphere dived into their layers?
based of composition and temperature
what is the atmosphere air mainly made up of?
Nitrogen 78%
what is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
oxygen 21%
what is the one percent of the gases in the atmosphere?
trace gases
mostly Argon
within the troposphere does the temp increase or decrease with altitude?
temp will decrease
how many layers are there in the atmosphere?
5
what are the names layers starting close to the earth to farthest?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
which layer is the ozone found in ?
stratosphere
In the stratosphere does the temp increase or decrease in the altitude?
Increase
in the mesosphere does the temp increase or decrease altitude?
lower it decrease
higher is starts to increase
Do the thermosphere and exosphere impact weather?
NO!!!!
what percent of solar radiation get absorb by earth’s surface?
50%
what percent of solar radiation is reflected off earth’s surface?
5%
what percent of solar radiation is absorbed by earth’s atmosphere?
20%
what percent of solar radiation is reflected back by other particles ?
25%
what are the three basic cloud types?
stratus, cumulus and cirrus
describe stratus clouds
are layered sheet-like clouds associated with rain
describe cumulus clouds
puffy in shape and occur in fair weather
describe cirrus clouds
wispy, high altitude clouds
what are the steps of the water cycle?
evaporation transpiration condensation precipitation runoff infiltration
