atmosphere test

Question 1

areas on a map that are the same color show regions called

Answer 1

isotherms

Question 2

what is not a greenhouse gas?

Answer 2

oxygen

Question 3

what has a moderating affect on weather?

Answer 3

water

Question 4

climate is affected by what

Answer 4

proximity to water, altitude, latitude

Question 5

specific heat capacity is what

Answer 5

the amount of energy required to raise 1g 1deg C

Question 6

what is albedo

Answer 6

the amount of reflectivity of a surface

Question 7

what is the order of the atmosphere

Answer 7

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Question 8

what layer is the ozone in

Answer 8

stratosphere

Question 9

what is conduction

Answer 9

transfer of heat through direct contact

Question 10

what is convection

Answer 10

circulation of rising heat and falling cooler molecules

Question 11

what is insolation

Answer 11

the amount of solar energy on a substance

Question 12

what are polar easterlies

Answer 12

dry cold winds

Question 13

what are trade winds

Answer 13

found in tropics, contain warm moist air, responsible for tropical storms

Question 14

westerlies

Answer 14

originates in horse latitudes and move to low areas

Question 15

temperature is

Answer 15

the average kinetic energy of s substance

Question 16

starry nights are

Answer 16

colder because radiated heat from earth has escaped

Question 17

the great ocean conveyor belt does what

Answer 17

moves temperature around the earth

Question 18

what’s the most prevalent gas in our atmosphere

Answer 18

nitrogen

Question 19

why does CA have more moderate temperature than east coast?

Answer 19

ocean

Question 20

global temperature variations are due to what?

Answer 20

insolation

Question 21

how is atmosphere heated

Answer 21

heat is radiated off of earth’s surface

Question 22

why do some items feel cold to the touch?

Answer 22

heat is transferred from your body to the object

Question 23

what is the coriolis effect?

Answer 23

when you throw a ball while spinning it will curve