chapter 28

Question 1

a layer extending an average of 12 km above earths surface( layer where weather happens)

Answer 1

troposphere

Question 2

occurs when air temperature increases with the altitude and the air becomes stable.

Answer 2

temperature inversion

Question 3

is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere warm planet as they absorb and emit infrared radiation

Answer 3

greenhouse effect

Answer 4

how are the layers of the atmosphere divided?

Question 5

nitrogen 78%

Answer 5

what is the atmosphere mainly made up of?

Question 6

oxygen 21%

Answer 6

what is the second most abounent gas in the atmosphere?

Question 7

trace gasses majority is Argon

Answer 7

what is the 1 remaining gases in the atmosphere called?

Question 8

temperature will decrease with altitude

Answer 8

does temperature increase or decrease with altitude within the troposphere?

Question 9

5 layers

Answer 9

how many layers are there in earth atmosphere?

Question 10

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, Thermosphere, exosphere

Answer 10

what are the name of those layers? (starting from earth an going up)

Question 11

stratosphere

Answer 11

which layer is the o-zone lacated

Question 12

increase

Answer 12

in the stratosphere does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude?

Question 13

it decreases in the lower parts of the mesosphere, the higher part of the mesosphere increases

Answer 13

does the temperature increase or decrease in the mesosphere?

Question 14

no!

Answer 14

does the thermosphere and the exosphere impact weather?

Question 15

a narrow band of fast-moving, high-altitude air.

Answer 15

jet streams

Question 16

the apparent deflection of an object due to earths rotation

Answer 16

coriolis effect

Question 17

large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout.

Answer 17

air mass

Question 18

air masses interact.

Answer 18

weather fronts

Question 19

4

Answer 19

how many jet streams are there in the world?

Question 20

2

high and low

Answer 20

how many pressure systems are there?

Question 21

a low

Answer 21

what is a low-pressure system also known as?

Question 22

counter clockwise

Answer 22

which direction does a low pressure system flow?

Question 23

air rises which causes clouds to form and can cause precipitation

Answer 23

what are some results to a low-pressure system?

Question 24

a High (H)

Answer 24

what is a high pressure system known as?

Question 25

clockwise

Answer 25

which way does a high-pressure system flow?

Question 26

the air will sink and cause clear skies

Answer 26

what do high pressure system cause?

Question 27

cold fronts, warmer front, stationary fronts,and occluded fronts

Answer 27

what are the 4 weather front?

Question 28

cold air forces warm air upward in a fast and chaotic manner cumulus clouds from

Answer 28

how are cold fronts created?

Question 29

blue arrows

Answer 29

what represents a cold front on a weather forecast?

Question 30

warm air gently rises above cold air

Answer 30

how is warm air created?

Question 31

red simi-circles

Answer 31

on a news forecast what would the use to represent a warm front?

Question 32

when cold and warm air meet an neither front advances

Answer 32

how are stationary front created?

Question 33

blue arrows and red simi-circles (on top and bottom)

Answer 33

what are they represented by on a news forecast?

Question 34

a fast moving cold front that over takes a low warm front which can create thunderstorms and strong winds

Answer 34

how are occluded fronts created?

Question 35

purple color and our arrows and circles are alternating and they are on the top

Answer 35

how are occluded front represented on a news forecast?

Question 36

a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean.

Answer 36

maritime climate

Question 37

a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean

Answer 37

continental climate

Question 38

blows from over the water toward land in the afternoon, when land is warmer than the water.

Answer 38

sea breeze

Question 39

an increase in the average temperatures of earths near-surface air and oceans

Answer 39

global warming

Question 40

is the warming of the pacific ocean off the east coast of western south america that occurs every 3 to 10 years

Answer 40

El Nino

Question 41

opposite of El Nino ,which occurs when trade winds in the pacific are unusually strong and surface water is colder than normal.

Answer 41

La Nina