Chapter 15 - Atmosphere
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Chapter 15 - Atmosphere
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Characteristics of the
AtmosphereAtmospheric
HeatingGlobal Winds
and Local Winds
AirPollution Terms to Know
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Question 1 - 10
What are the two major gases in the
atmosphere?
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Answer 1 – 10
Nitrogen & Oxygen
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Question 1 - 20
What happens to air pressure as altitude
increases?
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Answer 1 – 20
It decreases.
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Question 1 - 30
What are the divisions of the upper layer of the
atmosphere?
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Answer 1 – 30
Ionosphere and exosphere
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Question 1 - 40
What are the 4 layers of the atmosphere?
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Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, and
Thermosphere
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Question 1 - 50
Why does the temperature of different
layers of the atmosphere vary?
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Answer 1 – 50
The composition of the gases in the layer absorb solar energy differently.
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Question 2 - 10
How much of the sun’s energy is absorbed by the Earth’s surface?
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50%
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Question 2 - 20
What is the term for the process of how the gases in the
atmosphere absorb thermal energy & radiate it back to
Earth?
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Answer 2 – 20
Greenhouse Effect
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Question 2 - 30
What is the transfer of thermal energy by the
circulation or movement of a liquid or gas?
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Convection
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Question 2 - 40
How do differences in air density cause
convection currents?
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Answer 2 – 40
Cold air is more dense so it sinks and the warm air
rises
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Question 2 - 50
What are the two main human activities that increase the levels of greenhouse gases?
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Burning of fossil fuels and deforestation
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Question 3 - 10
List the 3 types of global winds.
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Answer 3 – 10
Polar easterlies, Prevailing westerlies,
and trade winds
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Question 3 - 20
List the 4 types of local winds.
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Sea, Land, Mountain, and Valley breezes
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Question 3 - 30
What are the winds that flow towards the poles from W to E between the 30 & 60 degree
latitudes?
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Answer 3 – 30
Prevailing Westerlies
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Question 3 - 40
What weather do the polar easterlies bring?
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Answer 3 – 40
Snow and freezing cold
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Question 3 - 50
Why does sinking air cause areas of high
pressure?
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Answer 3 – 50
Sinking air presses down on the air beneath it
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Question 4 - 10
How are primary pollutants put into the
air?
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Directly by human or natural activity
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Question 4 - 20
Name 2 examples of secondary pollutants.
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Answer 4 – 20
Smog and ozone
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Question 4 - 30
What is formed when sunlight reacts with ozone and vehicle
exhaust?
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Answer 4 – 30
Smog
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Question 4 - 40
What are the 3 sources of human-made air
pollution?
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Answer 4 – 40
Industrial air pollution, indoor air pollution, and
transportation.
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Question 4 - 50
How is acid precipitation formed?
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Fossil fuels burn, mix with water vapor, and form sulfuric and nitric acid.
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Question 5 - 10
In which 2 atmospheric layers does
temperature decrease as altitude increases?
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Answer 5 – 10
Troposphere & Mesosphere
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Question 5 - 20
What is the transfer of energy as heat
through a material? (touching)
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Thermal conduction
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Question 5 - 30
What is the movement of air caused by differences
in air pressure?
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Answer 5 – 30
Wind
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Question 5 - 40
What is the curving path of an moving object from an otherwise
straight path caused by the Earth’s rotation?
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Answer 5 – 40
The Coriolis Effect
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Question 5 - 50
What is the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural
sources?
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Answer 5 – 50
Air pollution