Interactions, layers, phenomena in the atmosphere Flashcards
Is a mixture off different gases held by earth’s gravity.
Air
The atmospheric composition (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, others)
1 Nitrogen 78%
2 Oxygen 21%
3 Argon 0.3%
4 Carbon dioxide 0.3%
5 Others 0.7%
Is the most abundant gas in atmosphere.
Nitrogen
The atmospheric layer that extends to the surface of earth to 14.5 km high above sea level.
Troposphere
Where the ozone layer can be found.
Stratosphere
We’re all types of weather phenomena occur.
Troposphere
The layer that absorbs ultraviolet radiation and transform it into heat.
Ozone layer
The altitude increases as the pressure goes ____
Lower
The coldest layer of the atmosphere.
Mesosphere
The layer in which a aurora borealis occur.
Thermosphere
A thin transition layer into the outer space.
Exosphere
The layer that helps to transmit radio waves.
Ionsphere
The layer and which airplanes and aircrafts flew to avoid weather disturbances.
Stratosphere
An aftermath of greenhouse effect that intensify the atmospheric temperature into a phenomenon called ______, that can also destroy the ozone layer.
Global warming
Is a synthetic chemical substance that contains chlorine and bromine is also a harmful gas i can destroy 100,000 molecules of the ozone layer.
Chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs)
Refers to the general condition of the atmosphere over an area within a specified period.
Weather
Solar radiation that reaches earth surface and heats it.
Insolation
Used in measuring air temperature
Thermometer
This is self recording thermometer.
Thermograph
Is the force exerted on a unit area of any surface.
Pressure
(True or false) Air pressure is affected by altitude?
True
(True or false) Air pressure is affected by temperature.
True
Is used to measure air
temperature.
Barometer
Is the concentration of water vapor in the atmosphere, air that contains plenty of water vapor.
Humidity
Pertains to the amount of water vapor that the air can absorb.
Air capacity
Is the actual volume of water vapor in air in relation to its capacity.
Relative humidity
An instrument used to determine the relative humidity.
Hygrometer
Is composed of a wet bulb and a dry bulb thermometer.
Pycnometer
A gentle wind
Breeze
A type of air movement which is influenced by temperature and pressure.
Winds
The cooler air from the sea that gently flows in land during the day.
Sea breeze
The cold air coming from the land blowing towards the sea
Land breeze
(True or false) Land breeze and sea breeze are what we called convection currents.
True
(True or false) The uneven heating of earth’s surface modifies a general circulation of air and changes to wind direction and water from season to season.
True
During winter the wind blows from the land towards the ocean this seasonal change in one direction is also known as that _______.
Monsoon effect
The wind follows a curved path this effect of mutation and intercalation is also known as _____.
The coriolis effect
A french physicist who first detected and explain the coriolis effect.
Gaspar gustav de coriolis
The general patterns of wind circulation in a troposphere.
Global winds
Also known as the intertropical convergence zone, is about the flow pressure found at the equator.
Doldrum
Pertain to one air from the equator that rises cools then falls back to earth equator. it appears of the west because of the coriolis effect.
Tropical easterlies
Are located at the about 35° north and south latitudes and are characterized by high pressure and gentle winds.
Horse latitudes
Are winds that blow towards the equator from high-pressure regions of the horse latitudes they’re also known as trade winds.
Tropical westerlies
Are winds that come the poles, cools and sinks down, then eventually north and south equator.
Polar easterlies
Indicate that changes earth take taking places in upper atmosphere therefore they provide clues to the forthcoming weather conditions.
Clouds
Automatic coding process of the rising air molecules at a constant temperature.
Adiabatic cooling
Automatic heating of the sinking cold air.
Adiabatic heating
The particles around which water vapor condenses
Condensation nuclei
Is the process in which all forms of moisture from the clouds fall to the ground.
Precipitation
High pressure area with its clockwise system of revolving winds.
Anticyclone
When the circulating when has speed of 63 km per hour or less the weather disturbance is called an _____.
Depression
If the wind velocity increases beyond 63 km per hour up to about 118 km per hour the weather disturbance is called a ______.
Storm
The wind velocity is more than 118 km per hour the weather disturbance is called a ______.
Typhoon
