Science D

Question 1

atmosphere

Answer 1

layer of gases that surround the Earth

Question 2

atmospheric dust

Answer 2

tiny solid particles floating in the atmosphere

Question 3

biosphere

Answer 3

thin layer of the Earth suitable for living

Question 4

climate

Answer 4

average weather conditions in a region

Question 5

hydrosphere

Answer 5

water on earth(lakes, ocean, water vapour)

Question 6

inversion

Answer 6

reversal of normal temperature patterns

Question 7

lithosphere

Answer 7

outer portion of earth

Question 8

atmosphere is composed of what percent of which gases

Answer 8

-78% of nitrogen
-21% of oxygen
-1% of other gases

Question 9

4 layers of the atmosphere

Answer 9

-troposphere
-stratosphere
-mesosphere
-thermosphere

Question 10

temperature of troposphere

Answer 10

minimum of -60 at the top(10km from the surface of the earth)

Question 11

temperature of stratosphere

Answer 11

starts at -60 and goes up to 0(10km to 50km)

Question 12

temperature of mesosphere

Answer 12

0 to -100 (50km to 80km)

Question 13

temperature of thermosphere

Answer 13

-100 to 1500 (90-500km)

Question 14

climate change

Answer 14

a change that occurs in the climate of a region over a long period of time

Question 15

absorption

Answer 15

energy is converted into kinetic energy, when object absorbs the kinetic energy, temp. rises

Question 16

reflection

Answer 16

particles that reflect energy, so they change the direction the rays

Question 17

albedo

Answer 17

percent of solar radiation that the surface reflects

Question 18

natural greenhouse effect

Answer 18

absorption of thermal energy by the atmosphere

Question 19

greenhouse gas

Answer 19

gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect

Question 20

greenhouse gas examples

Answer 20

water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

Question 21

net radiation budget

Answer 21

difference between the amount of incoming radiation vs the amount of outgoing radiation

Question 22

conduction

Answer 22

transfer of thermal energy through direct contact

Question 23

convection

Answer 23

transfer of thermal energy through movement of particles

Question 24

radiation

Answer 24

emission of energy as particles or waves

Question 25

atmospheric pressure

Answer 25

pressure exerted by mass of air above the earth

Question 26

Coriolis effect

Answer 26

deflection of any object from a straight path by the earths rotation

Question 27

wind

Answer 27

movement of cool air from an area of high atmospheric pressure to an area of low atmospheric pressure

Question 28

calorimeter

Answer 28

a device that measures the transfer of thermal energy

Question 29

heat of condensation

Answer 29

amount of energy released when a subs goes from liquid to gas without any change in temperature

Question 30

heat of fusion

Answer 30

amount of energy absorbed when a subs goes from solid to liquid without any change in temperature

Question 31

heat of solidification

Answer 31

energy released when a subs goes from liquid to solid without any change in temperature

Question 32

heat of vaporization

Answer 32

energy absorbed when an object goes from liquid to gas without any change in temperature

Question 33

hydrologic cycle

Answer 33

water molecules go from the earth, into the atmosphere and back down to the earth's surface

Question 34

specific heat capacity

Answer 34

amount of energy needed to change raise temp

Question 35

6 biomes of the earth

Answer 35

tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, grassland, rain forest and desert

Question 36

Canadas biomes

Answer 36

tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, grasslands

Question 37

Albertas biomes

Answer 37

grasslands(prairie), taiga

Question 38

biome

Answer 38

geographical region with particular climate

Question 39

closed system

Answer 39

system that exchanges energy but not matter with their surroundings

Question 40

open system

Answer 40

system that exchanges both matter and energy with their surroundings

Question 41

surroundings

Answer 41

everything outside a system