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Meteorology ES 11
Astronomy
Question | Answer |
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_______ ________ can place huge amounts of dust in the air and can set off forest fires and may also increase the amount of volcanic eruptions on Earth. | Meteor impacts |
What are good insulators trap heat and will cause global warming? | Water vapor, carbon dioxide, and clouds |
Vegetation absorbs _______ heat the non vegetated area. | more |
What planet has no atmosphere therefore no greenhouse effect? | Mercury |
What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen? | 78% |
What affects the atmosphere ability to hold heat (greenhouse effect)? | Biologic activity |
What have reduced the amount of ozone in the upper atmosphere? | Man made chemicals |
What changed the atmosphere and reduced the amount of carbon dioxide and added oxygen? | Photosynthesis |
What two things reflects better than land and ocean water? | Ice and water |
The Earth’s ________ has changed over geologic time. | atmosphere |