Chapter 7

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

The blanket of gases that surrounds out planet

Question 2

Water Vapor

Answer 2

The gaseous form of water

Question 3

Ozone

Answer 3

A scarce type of oxygen molecule in which 3 oxygen atoms are bonded together.

Question 4

Temperature Gradient

Answer 4

A steady drop in temp as altitude increases

Question 5

Stratosphere

Answer 5

Has steady winds and few changes of weather. Also the layer directly above the Tropopause

Question 6

Cosmic rays

Answer 6

The extremely powerful radiation that comes from deep space

Question 7

Magnetic field

Answer 7

The region in which magnet effects other regions

Question 8

Millibar

Answer 8

Is a pressure unit used in studying the atmosphere

Question 9

Albedo

Answer 9

The ratio of the solar radiation reflected by an object to the solar radiation that strikes it

Question 10

Energy budget

Answer 10

The amount of energy available to heat the earth’s land water an air

Question 11

Convection currents

Answer 11

Currents set into motion by convection

Question 12

Updraft

Answer 12

Whenever warm air on the land starts to rise

Question 13

Adiabatic Heating

Answer 13

Gas temperature rises as the gas is compressed with no heat loss

Question 14

Hadley Cell

Answer 14

The convection cell that exists between the equator and the latitude 30

Question 15

Cyclone

Answer 15

Circulating spiral around the low

Question 16

Tradewinds

Answer 16

The surface winds that blow from the high pressure regions of the horse latitudes towards the equator

Question 17

Rossby Waves

Answer 17

Upper troposphere waves

Question 18

Seabreeze

Answer 18

Cooler Air from over the water blows inland during the afternoon

Question 19

Fallwind

Answer 19

Occurs when a large amount of dense cold air spills over a mountain range

Question 20

The most abundant gas in the atomosphere

Answer 20

Nitrogen

Question 21

The atmosphere’s weather layer

Answer 21

Troposphere

Question 22

3 types of Ultraviolet radiation

Answer 22

UVB, UVC, UVA

Question 23

The atmosphere’s coldest point

Answer 23

Mesopause

Question 24

The atmosphere’s outermost layer

Answer 24

Exosphere

Question 25

The atmospheric pressure at sealevel

Answer 25

Over 1 ton per sq ft.

Question 26

The most important greenhouse gas

Answer 26

Water vapor

Question 27

The horizontal movement of air

Answer 27

wind

Question 28

Region of converging winds neat the equator

Answer 28

Intertropical convergence zone

Question 29

The strong, narrow winds in the upper troposphere

Answer 29

Jetstream

Question 30

4 specific types of foehns

Answer 30

Chinook, Berg, Halny, Zonda