Part 1

Question 1

What is the biosphere

Answer 1

Thin layer of earth with suitable conditions for life

Question 2

The biosphere consists of …

Answer 2

The atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere, all living things

Question 3

The atmosphere is…

Answer 3

The layer of gases that surrounds the earth

Question 4

The atmosphere is composed of…

Answer 4

Nitrogen, oxygen, and small amounts of other gases

Question 5

The four layers of the atmosphere are…

Answer 5

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

Question 6

Qualities of the Troposphere (5)

Answer 6

First 0-10km
Contains 80% of atmospheric gas
Temperature range from 15C to -60C
Only part of atmosphere that can support life
Where most weather occurs

Question 7

Qualities of the stratosphere…(3)

Answer 7

10-50km
Contains the ozone layer
Temperature ranges from -60C to 0C

Question 8

Qualities of Mesosphere (2)

Answer 8

50-80km
Temperature ranges from 0C to -100C

Question 9

Qualities of the thermosphere

Answer 9

80-500km
Contains very little gases
Temperature ranges from -100C to 1500C

Question 10

The hydrosphere is…

Answer 10

All the water on earth (solid,liquid,gas)

Question 11

The lithosphere is…

Answer 11

Solid portion of earth that sits above the earths mantle

Question 12

Qualities of the Lithosphere

Answer 12

• Composed of rocks, minerals, and elements
• Extends up to 100km below the surface
• Warmed by the sun and molten from earths mantle

Question 13

What is solar energy

Answer 13

Radiant energy transmitted as electromagnetic waves

Question 14

Insolation is..

Answer 14

The amount of solar energy received by a region on earths surface

Question 15

Insolation is affected by…

Answer 15

Time of year, angle of inclination, length of daylight, clouds, atmospheric dust, and the albedo effect

Question 16

The angle of inclination is…

Answer 16

The degree that the earths poles are tilted from the perpendicular plane of orbit.

Question 17

The angle of inclination…

Answer 17

The angle between a ray falling on a surface and the line perpendicular to that surface

Question 18

Increased angle of incidence means..

Answer 18

Solar energy is spread out over a greater and the region receives less insolation

Question 19

The albedo of a surface is …

Answer 19

The percentage of solar radiation it reflects

Question 20

Average albedo for earth is..

Answer 20

30% or 0.30

Question 21

Each region of earth has a different albedo value depending on its…

Answer 21

Surface features

Question 22

The albedo of the ocean is very

Answer 22

Low

Question 23

Albedo can vary with the

Answer 23

Seasons

Question 24

Cloud cover is…

Answer 24

Clouds reflecting solar radiation resulting in cooler temperatures on cloudy days

Question 25

Atmospheric dust…

Answer 25

Reflects solar radiation

Question 26

Percent of nitrogen in atmosphere by volume

Answer 26

78.08%

Question 27

Percent of oxygen in atmosphere by volume

Answer 27

20.95%

Question 28

Percent of other gases (not oxygen or nitrogen) in atmosphere by volume

Answer 28

0.97%

Question 29

When radiation from the sun reaches earths atmosphere it may be ___

Answer 29

Reflected or absorbed by matter

Question 30

When particles reflect energy they

Answer 30

Change the rays direction

Question 31

When particles absorb energy it is___

Answer 31

Converted into another form of energy

Question 32

Substances that are at a higher temp than their surroundings they will

Answer 32

Re-emit energy as infrared radiation

Question 33

The natural greenhouse effect is__

Answer 33

The absorbtion of outgoing infared radiation by natural gases in the atmosphere

Question 34

The earth, exchanges energy between the system and its surroundings, but not matter, this is an example of….

Answer 34

A closed system

Question 35

The net radiation budget is the…

Answer 35

Difference between amount of incoming radiation and outgoing radiation from the earths surface and atmosphere