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Atmosphere ES. 11

Atmosphere as it applies to meteorology

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What does biologic activity effect? The atmospheres ability to hold heat.
What does changing of landscapes such as deforestation or destruction of habitat do? It kills plants which increases carbon dioxide and warms areas.
What is the name for man made chemicals? CFC
List the composition of Earth's current atmosphere. The Earth’s current atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% trace gases.
What are three impacts of meteors? They can place a huge amount of dust in the air, set off forest fires, and may increase the amount of volcanic eruptions.
Water vapor, carbon dioxide and clouds are good insulators, trap heat, and will cause what? Global Warming
What are some of the factors that change and control climate? Reflectivity of the surface, the amount and types of gases in the atmosphere, amount of cloud cover, volcanic eruptions, vegetation cover and meteor impacts.
True or False.Oxidation of metals and animals are oxygen rises which reduce the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere. False. Oxidation of metals and animals are oxygen RISE which reduce the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.
What does photosynthesis reduce? It can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide.
Early atmosphere contained what which floated into space because of Earth's gravity? Hydrogen and helium
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