Weather And Climate Ch. 3

Question 1

Troposphere

Answer 1

Lowest layer of the atmosphere. Has most gases and moisture content

Question 2

Stratosphere

Answer 2

Farthest layer and is where the ozone layer is located

Question 3

Ozone layer

Answer 3

Highly productive in absorbing dangerous ultraviolet radiation and is located in the stratosphere

Question 4

Weather

Answer 4

Short term conditions of the atmosphere

Question 5

Meteorology

Answer 5

Study of weather and weather forecasting

Question 6

Climate

Answer 6

Long term avg weather conditions

Question 7

Climatology

Answer 7

Study of climate regions and climates

Question 8

Biosphere

Answer 8

all life on earth, both plant and animal

Question 9

Composition of earths atmosphere

Answer 9

Nitrogen(78%), oxygen (21%), other various gases (1%)

Question 10

Other influential components of the atmosphere

Answer 10

Water vapor, dust

Question 11

What does dust do

Answer 11

Allows precip through process of coalescence

Question 12

The four weather elements

Answer 12

Temperature
Moisture
Atmospheric pressure
Wind

Question 13

Temperature;

Insulation

Answer 13

Insolation is the processof heating the earths atmosphere by incoming solar radiation

Question 14

Temperature;

Natural greenhouse effect factors

Answer 14

1. Heat trapping
2. Moisture

Carbon dioxide and methane and moisture make best greenhouse gasses

Question 15

Moisture;

Relative humidity

Answer 15

Amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much it can hold (can hold up to 100%)

Question 16

Moisture;

Water cycle

Answer 16

Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, run off

Question 17

3 ways precip is created

Answer 17

Convectional
Frontal
Orographic

Question 18

Convectional

Answer 18

Most common. When natiral warm light air rises, cools and condenses

Question 19

Atmosphere

Answer 19

One of our earths systems and the gassiest layer that surrounds our planet

Question 20

Frontal

Answer 20

occurs when air masses of different temps clash and the warmer air will always warm, rise, cool and condense

Question 21

Orographic

Answer 21

When mountains force warm air to rise cool and condense