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Finals 3 Flashcards

1
Q

•Is the blanket of gas that surrounds the entire planet and
extends to the edge of space

A

Atmosphere

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2
Q

LAYERS OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

A

Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesopause
• Mesosphere
• Stratopause
• Stratosphere
• Tropopause
• Troposphere

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3
Q

•o
- Lowest and thinnest Layer
- This is where we live

A

Troposphere

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4
Q

Boundary between the
troposphere, and the stratosphere is
called the

A

tropopause

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5
Q
  • Second lowest layer
  • Temp increases with height
A

Stratosphere

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6
Q

Almost no weather occurrence
•Upper boundary is called

A

stratopause

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7
Q

Majority of meteors burn up

A

Mesosphere

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8
Q

Very few molecules
- readily absorbs solar radiation
- reflects radio waves
- Auroras

A

Thermosphere

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9
Q
  • outermost layer of the
    atmosphere
A

Exosphere

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10
Q

STRUCTURE OF ATMOSPHERE

A

Stratospheric ozone is good ozone
Tropospheric ozone is bad ozone

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11
Q

—protects Earth from harmful UV radiation
—depletion is detrimental to life

A

Stratospheric ozone is good ozone

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12
Q

—In the troposphere, ozone is a pollutant .
• CFCs (pollutant)

A

Tropospheric ozone is bad ozone

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13
Q

These are naturally occurring
gases in the atmosphere that
absorbs and emits radiant
energy

A

Greenhouse gas

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14
Q

•Is a natural process of
trapping heat caused by
Greenhouse Gases and
preventing it from
escaping thus keeping
the Earth Warm

A

Greenhouse effect

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15
Q

Categories of pollutants

A

Primary
Secondary

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16
Q

Categories of pollutants

A

Primary
Secondary

17
Q

PRIMARY
POLLUTANTS

A

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)
NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2)
SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2)
LEAD (Pb)
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)
PARTICULAR MATTER
PM 2.5 & PM 10

18
Q

Directly added to the
atmosphere

A

PRIMARY
POLLUTANTS

19
Q

Formed when primary
pollutants interact with
sunlight, air, and other
pollutants

A

SECONDARY
POLLUTANTS

20
Q

a molecule that consists of
three oxygen atoms bonded
to one another
- Also known as Bad ozone

A

SURFACE/GROUND LEVEL
OZONE (03)

21
Q

Is the accumulation of potential
acid-forming particles on the
surface.

A

ACID DEPOSITION/ACID RAIN

22
Q

Rain, snow, fog, dew, and even dry particles which have
an unusually low pH (acidic) are commonly considered
together

A

ACID DEPOSITION/ACID RAIN

23
Q

a molecule that consists of three
oxygen (O3) atoms bonded to one
another when UV radiation from the
sun strikes oxygen molecules in air
(O2)

A

OZONE (O3)

24
Q

serves as the Earth’s shields from the harmful effects
of ultraviolet light radiation which causes skin cancers, cataracts in
humans and increased mutations in all living things

A

Ozone layer

25
Q

A group of green house gases have been used in aerosols,
such as hairspray cans, fridges and in making foam plastics

A

CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCs)

26
Q

state of the atmosphere at a
particular place during a
short period of time.

A

Weather

27
Q

refers to the long-
term, predictable
atmospheric conditions of a
specific area; it does not
address the amount of rain

A

Climate

28
Q

refers to seasonal changes over a long
period of time

A

Climate change

29
Q

Naturally occurring green house gases in atmosphere

A

OZONE (03)
Water Vapor (H20)

30
Q

FACTOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE

A

NATURAL FACTORS
ARTIFICIAL FACTORS

31
Q

NATURAL FACTORS

A

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
OCEAN CURRENT
EARTH ORBITAL
CHANGES
SOLAR VARIATION
FOREST FIRE

32
Q

ARTIFICIAL FACTORS

A

HUMAN ACTIVITIES
EMISSION OF GREEN
HOUSE GASES
SOLAR RADIATION

33
Q

The Earth makes one full orbit around the
sun each year.

A

EARTH ORBITAL CHANGES

34
Q

A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in
an area combustible vegetation that
occurs in countryside or wilderness
area.

A

FOREST FIRE

35
Q

When a volcano erupts it throws out large
volumes of Sulphur dioxide (SO2), water
vapor, dust, and ash into the atmosphere

A

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

36
Q

The oceans are major component of
the climate system.

A

OCEAN CURRENT

37
Q

There is strong evidence that the
climate change over the last half-
century has been caused largely by
human activity, such as the burning
fossil fuels and including
agriculture and deforestation

A

HUMAN ACTIVITIES

38
Q

EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING

A

SEA LEVEL RISING
• GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RISING
• HEALTH RISK
• MELTING POLAR ICEBERGS
AND GLACIER
• ARCTIC SEA ICE LOSS

MST (11 decks)

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