The Atmosphere Flashcards
What are the layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, and exosphere.
Which layer is the hottest?
Thermosphere
Which layer is the coldest?
Mesosphere
Which layer is closest to space
Exosphere
Where is the aurora boreal is located
Thermosphere.
Why is the atmosphere important?
Cause it makes earth livable
What gases are most common in earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen and oxygen
What is the greenhouse effect?
The sun’s energy reaches earth and some of it is reflected back to space, the rest is absorbed by greenhouse gasses.
What are the main greenhouse gasses?
Nitrous oxide, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane.
Describe how each of the gasses contribute to the greenhouse effect and how do they get into our atmosphere?
When coal, oil, and natural gas are burned
Methane
A colorless, flammable gas.
Nitrous oxide
A very common inhalation also anesthetic that offers analgesia.
What’s air pollution?
The presence into the air
What is the difference between primary and secondary pollution found in the atmosphere?
They react in the atmosphere.
What is primary and secondary air pollution?
Primary is an air pollutant. Secondary is not directly emitted.
Is the ozone found in the troposphere bad for us.
Yes. Cause it’s bad nearby.
What causes tropospheric ozone?
It occurs when nitrogen oxides.
What’s the common name for tropospheric ozone?
The common name is ozone precursors.
What are the global effects of air pollution?
Global warming, climate change
Explain why the ozone hole is a concern?
Cause it’s deteriorating due to the release of pollution.
What is causing the hole?
It occurs when cholesterol, and halons are formerly found.
When did scientist discover the ozone hole?
May, 1985
What is global warming?
A gradual increase in the overall temperature.
What is the effect of global warming?
It affects a variety of factors.
