The atmosphere

Question 1

what is the atmosphere

Answer 1

a thin layer surrounding the earth, that remains in place due to the pull of gravity

Question 2

how many main gases is the atmosphere made of

Answer 2

3 main gases

Question 3

what are the 3 main gases in order from most least proportion

Answer 3

nitrogen (78%)
oxygen (21%)
Argon (0.93%)

Question 4

what is uv light

Answer 4

type of radiation from sunlight

Question 5

what percentage of the light from the sun is uv

Answer 5

10%

Question 6

What is IR light

Answer 6

radiation form the sun
accounts for some heating form the sun

Question 7

how many watts is IR

Answer 7

529

Question 8

how many watts is visible light

Answer 8

445

Question 9

how many watts is UV

Answer 9

32

Question 10

what % of heat does IR account for

Answer 10

49% rest from visible light

Question 11

why does most UV that passes through the upper atmosphere not reach earth?

Answer 11

due to the three forms of oxygen in the atmosphere
together they form ozone that absorbs UV light

Question 12

what are the three types of oxygen in the stratosphere

Answer 12

O
O2
O3

Question 13

what happens between UV and Ozone

Answer 13

chemical reaction of the threes types of O and uv break down the ozone
maintaining it at a perfect thickness

Question 14

what is another name for the balanced thickness of the ozone

Answer 14

dynamic equilibrium

Question 15

does visible light reach earth

Answer 15

yes

Question 16

what happens to visible light when it reaches earth

Answer 16

absorbed and then converted to heat then re-immitted as infrared

Question 17

where is most of the suns energy concentrated

Answer 17

the equator- between the tropics

Question 18

how does terrestrial radiation redistributed

Answer 18

re-emitted infrared into the atmosphere and then is redistributed via wind cells around the world

Question 19

how is the temperature controlled in the troposphere

Answer 19

ELR- environmental lapse rate

Question 20

what is the ELR

Answer 20

for every 100m you rise in the atmosphere the temperature will drop by 0.65*C

Question 21

what % of gases are between the earth and the troposphere

Answer 21

80%

Question 22

what type of solar energy arrives at earth

Answer 22

mostly short wave (UV, visible light and near infrared)

Question 23

what type of energy usually leaves earth

Answer 23

long wave infrared