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Question 1

troposphere

Answer 1

a layer extending an average of 12 km above earths surface.

Question 2

temperature inversion

Answer 2

occurs when air temperature increases with altitude and the air becomes stable

Question 3

greenhouse effect

Answer 3

is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere warm plant as they absorb and emit infra ire radiation.

Question 4

describe the layers of the atmosphere and how temperature changes with altitude

Answer 4

Temperature increases as you gain altitude in the stratosphere and the thermosphere. Temperature decreases as you gain altitude in the troposphere and mesosphere. increase as you ingress in the stratosphere

Question 5

define the green house effect

Answer 5

The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat.

Question 6

explain why earth’s atmosphere today contains more oxygen than earth’s early atmosphere

Answer 6

solar radiation split water molecules and cyanobacteria began the process of photosynthesis.

Question 7

compare and contrast cirrus cumulus and stratus clouds

Answer 7

Stratus/strato: flat/layered and smooth. Cumulus/cumulo: heaped up/puffy, like cauliflower. Cirrus/cirro: high up/wispy.

Question 8

think critically how might an increse in avarage atmosphere temperatures affect the water cycle

Answer 8

more water evaporates into the air

Question 9

how are atmospheric layers divided

Answer 9

composition and temperate

Question 10

what is the majority of the troposphere made up of

Answer 10

nitrogen 78%

Question 11

what is the second biggest gas that makes up the air in the atmosphere

Answer 11

oxygen 21%

Question 12

what are the remaining one percent made up of

Answer 12

trace gasses the majority is made up of argon

Question 13

what is selector aspiration

Answer 13

breathing

Question 14

tropesherere

Answer 14

this is where weather takes place

Question 15

does the temperature incerese or decrese in the thropesphere

Answer 15

it decreses

Question 16

how many layers are in the earths atmosphere

Answer 16

there are 5 layers

Question 17

where does 100% of our solar radation come from

Answer 17

sun

Question 18

what percent of solar radiation is adsorbed by earths surface

Answer 18

50%

Question 19

what percent of solar radiation gets reflected off of earths surface

Answer 19

5%

Question 20

what percent of radition is abosorb by particales in the atmosphere

Question 21

what percnt of soalr radaition is reflected back

Answer 21

25%

Question 22

what are the three basic cloud types

Answer 22

stratus cumulus cirrus

Question 23

explan what a startes cloud looks like

Answer 23

they are layerssheet like clouds assossiaded with rain

Question 24

explan what do cumuless cloud look like

Answer 24

they are puffy and cause fair weather

Question 25

cirrius clouds

Answer 25

there wispy and high altitude

Question 26

1 what is it called where water gets takken from the lands surface

Question 27

2 what are the stages of the water cycles

Answer 27

evaporation transportation condensation percipitation ilfiltration

Question 28

jet stream

Answer 28

is a narrow band fast moving high altittude air

Question 29

coriolis effect

Answer 29

the apparent deflection of an abject due to earths rotation

Question 30

air mass

Answer 30

is a large volume of air with uniform mostuior and temputaure throughout

Question 31

weather front

Answer 31

air masses interact in zones