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4. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
4. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
6. Which layer is the thinnest and is where meteors burn up?
6. Which layer is the thinnest and is where meteors burn up?
Mesosphere
24. Describe the characteristics of the troposphere.
24. Describe the characteristics of the troposphere.
Answers will vary (the layer we live in, extends 7 mi from the surface, most clouds and weather are in this layer, mostly consists of water vapor, thinnest at poles and thickest at equator, temperature decreases as height increases)
22. List the layers of the atmosphere from the closest to the surface to outer space.
22. List the layers of the atmosphere from the closest to the surface to outer space.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere (Mesosphere and Thermosphere), and Exosphere
23. Why does the temperature in the stratosphere increase as height increases?
23. Why does the temperature in the stratosphere increase as height increases?
The concentration of ozone increases with height. Ozone absorbs UV radiation and the byproduct is heat.
7. Heat from the sun, a campfire, or a stove top is an example of what kind of atmospheric heating?
7. Heat from the sun, a campfire, or a stove top is an example of what kind of atmospheric heating?
Radiation
8. The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation of a liquid or gas is what?
8. The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation of a liquid or gas is what?
Convection
15. Define radiation.
15. Define radiation.
Energy directed outward from a source in the form of waves or particles
17. What is thermal conduction? Give an example.
17. What is thermal conduction? Give an example.
The transfer of energy as heat through a material
18. What is the greenhouse effect?
18. What is the greenhouse effect?
The process by which surface radiation is trapped within the atmosphere
20. The part of a hurricane that is calm and quiet.
20. The part of a hurricane that is calm and quiet.
Eye
21. This causes hurricanes and storms in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate counterclockwise.
21. This causes hurricanes and storms in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate counterclockwise.
Coriolis effect
16. Define hurricane.
16. Define hurricane.
A large tropical storm with winds greater than 74 MPH
9. Define depression.
9. Define depression.
low-pressure region with spiraling winds that moves in counterclockwise motion
1. Describe the size, wind, length and advanced warning of hurricanes.
1. Describe the size, wind, length and advanced warning of hurricanes.
up to several hundred miles in diameter, wind less than 180MPH, up to 3 weeks long, several days warning
3. What is a tornado that forms over water?
3. What is a tornado that forms over water?
Waterspout
10. What is a tornado?
10. What is a tornado?
a rotating column of air that stretches from a thunder cloud to the ground
5. When and how is the damage of tornadoes assessed?
5. When and how is the damage of tornadoes assessed?
Damage is assessed after the storm and is rated using the EF scale
2. Describe the size, wind, length and advanced warning of tornadoes.
2. Describe the size, wind, length and advanced warning of tornadoes.
diameter is less than 1/4 mile wide, wind up to 300MPH, length is less than an hour, and 15-30 min advanced warning
11. What are the warning signs of a tornado?
11. What are the warning signs of a tornado?
green tinted sky, large hail, high wind speed, lightning and thunder
12. Boiling water is an example of what type of heating?
12. Boiling water is an example of what type of heating?
convecrtion
13. Depression, strong winds, water temp. above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and tropical seas.
13. Depression, strong winds, water temp. above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and tropical seas.
Describes how a hurricane forms.
14. Who is Leon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort and what did he discover?
14. Who is Leon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort and what did he discover?
A scientist that discovered there are layers in the atmosphere (using unmanned hot air balloons)
21. What happens to the energy of the hurricane as it approaches the shore and makes landfall? Why?
21. What happens to the energy of the hurricane as it approaches the shore and makes landfall? Why?
The hurricane "dies" as it moves over cold water--the energy source of the storm was removed (warm topical water) so, the wind speed decreases and the storm decreases in size.
25. How is the Earth's atmosphere like a greenhouse? Why is this important for life?
25. How is the Earth's atmosphere like a greenhouse? Why is this important for life?
Light passes through the atmosphere but some of it cannot get back out like a greenhouse. The atmosphere acts as a blanket to keep the Earth at a temperature that supports life.
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