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Chapter 22

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A barometer measures________ air pressure
A________barometer uses liquid mercury to measure pressure. mercurial
An________barometer uses the bending sides of a sealed container to measure pressure. aneroid
As temperature increases, the atmospheric pressure________ decreases
As you rise in altitude, the atmospheric pressure________ decreases
The Four layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest are Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere
The layer of the atmosphere where temperature ________as altitude increases and contains the ozone layere is called________ increases; Stratosphere
The layer of the atmosphere where temperature ________ as altitude increases, contains the ionosphere, and is the hottest layer is called the ________ increases; Thermosphere
The layer of the atmosphere where temperature ________ as altitude increases and is the coldest layer is called the________ decreases; Mesosphere
The atmosphere is divided into layers based upon their ________ temperature
The two main gases found in the atmosphere are________ and_______ oxygen; nitrogen
Energy from the sun travels to Earth as________ radiation
The types of radiation found on the electromagnetic spectrum, cooles longest wavelengh to the hottest and shortest wavelengths, are: Radio-Micro-Infrared-Visible Light-UV-X-ray-Gamma
The fraction of solar radiation that is reflected off the surface of an object is________ albedo
________occurs when particles and gas molecules in the atmosphere reflect and bend solar rays Scattering
Process by which slows the Earth's loss of heat is called the _________ greenhouse effect
Warming of surface and Lower Atmosphere of Earth that occurs when Carbon Dioxide, water vapor, and other gases absorb and re radiate infrared radiation is know as the________ greenhouse effect
3 ways that heat transfers are: Convection, conduction, and radiation
The transfer of energy as heat through a material or by direct contact is called________ conduction
Movement of matter due to differences in density caused by temperature variations is called________ convection
Water vapor affects the temperature of a region because it _________ absorbs heat
The 2 main types of wind are_________ and_________ Global; Local
The three Global Wind Belts are: Westerlies, Trade winds, Polar Easterlies
Narrow bands of high-speed winds in the upper atmosphere are called_________ jet streams
What kind of wind blows from the ocean to the land? Sea Breezes
Gentle Winds that extend over distances of less than 100km are called________ breezes
Prevailing winds that travel from East to West between 30 degrees latitude & the Equator in both Hemispheres are called________ Polar Easterlies
Prevailing winds that travel from West to East between 30 degrees & 60 degrees latitude in both Hemispheres are called________ Westerlies
Prevailing winds that travel from West to East between 60 degrees & 90 degrees latitude in both Hemispheres are called________ Trade Winds
The Curving Path of a moving object that from an otherwise straight path due to the earth's rotation is known as the________ the Coriolis effect
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