Lecture 2

Question 1

Atmospheric function

Answer 1

Ability to absorb portions of the electromagnetic spectrum

Question 2

Ozone

Answer 2

O2 molecules are broken apart by incoming solar radiation.

Question 3

Ozone Depletion

Answer 3

Ozone depleting substances were largely to blame for the depletion of the layer.

Question 4

Mr. Thomas Midgley Jr

Answer 4

added lead into gasoline to better engines sounds. Lead escaped from the vehicles.

Question 5

The Greenhouse Effect

Answer 5

Natural process where a long wave of radiation is trapped by the atmosphere and held in the atmosphere.

Question 6

Jet Contrails:

Answer 6

The suggestion is that contrails re-reflect outgoing long wave radiation, and reflect incoming shortwave radiation back to space during the day.