CH 28.1 and 28.2 vocabulary

Question 1

Troposphere

Answer 1

It is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, and is also where nearly all weather conditions take place.

Question 2

Temperature inversion

Answer 2

Is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude. Normally, air temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.

Question 3

Greenhouse effect

Answer 3

The process by which radiation from a planet’s atmosphere warms the planet’s surface to a temperature above what it would be without this atmosphere.

Question 4

Jet stream

Answer 4

They are fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth.

Question 5

Coriolis effect

Answer 5

Is an internal or fictitious force that acts on objects that are in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an internal frame.

Question 6

Air mass

Answer 6

An air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.

Question 7

Weather front

Answer 7

Its a boundary separating air masses of several characteristics such as air density, wind, and humidity.