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EarthSci Atmosphere
Study concepts of nitrogen cycle, water cycle, layers of atmosphere, and more!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aeolian plankton | small living organisms that float in the atmosphere |
| atmospheric dust | small solid particles that float in the atmosphere |
| atmosphere | mixture of gazes above Earth's surface |
| nitrogen cycle | a reycling of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil and back into the atmosphere again. |
| Precipitation | a process where a form of water released from clouds and falls to Earth's surface |
| Evaporation | a process where water vapor that rises into the air from a source of water |
| Transpiration | a process where water vapor rises into the air from a plant source such as trees. |
| Condensation | a process where water vapor condenses into clouds |
| troposphere | the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth |
| stratosphere | the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere |
| mesosphere | the layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere |
| thermosphere | the uppermost layer of the atmospehre |
| ionosphere | the lower region of the thermosphere |
| exosphere | the upper region of the thermosphere |
| homosphere | the lower part of the atmosphere |
| heterosphere | the upper part of the atmosphere |
| CFC's | human-made compunds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, onced used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants |
| Ozone | a layer of gas that protects all life on Earth from UV radiation |
| ultraviolet radiation | high frequency radiation from the sun |
| The altitude is more dense or pressurized at... | lower altitudes ( sea-level ) |
| Carbon dioxide makes up how much of the atmosphere? | much less than 1% |
| The lower atmosphere has the same mixture of gases, and the upper atmosphere has different gases at different | levels or altitudes |
| Air currents occur mainly in the homosphere or heterosphere? | homosphere |
| All weather occurs in the... | troposphere |
| Auroras occur more often during period of great_____________ activity | sunspot |
| What do mountain climbers do to prepare for the high altitudes? | warm clothing for extreme cold and oxygen tanks for the thinning air |
| How does God use oxygen to sustain creation? | all animals, organisms, and plnats require oxygen for respiration |
| How does God use nitrogen to sustain creation? | Plants need nitrogen to build proteins that all animals and humans need to live |
| How does God use carbon dioxide to sustain creation? | Plants need it for photosynthesis and it also traps heat in our atmosphere to warm the Earth |
| Why is their less air pressure at high altitudes? | There are less layers of the atmosphere pressing down on you. |
| What are some of the effects of UV radiation on living things? | Skin cancer, cataracts, reduced plankton populations, interference with photosynthesis, and decline in amphibian populations |
| Diagram the water cycle | transpiration, evaporation, condensation, precipatation |
| Diagram the layers of the atmosphere | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, homosphere, heterosphere, ozone layer |
| Explain how the atmosphere replinishes nitrogen | Nitrogen fixing bacteria changes nitrogen into a type of nitrogen that plants need. When dead animals decay and produce waste, nitrogen is released back imto the atmosphere and soil. |
| What causes the aurora | high speed protons and electrons from solar winds enter teh atmosphere and give off light as they interact with the magnetosphere |
| What is ozone? | It is a combination of 3 atoms of oxygen that is very unstable |
| How do CFC's threatento ozone layer? | CFC's release chlorine that can break apart 100,000 ozone molecules. |
| What is the magnetospher in the shape of? | comet |
| What is the ozone layer? | It is at the top of the stratosphere and protects us from UV radiation |
| tropo means | change |
| The atmospheric layer that jet pilots like to fly in is the... | stratosphere |
| The atmosphereric layer useful for long distance communication via radio waves is the... | ionosphere |
Created by:
Mrs. Sutherland