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Ch. 15
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List examples of local winds | Valley and mountain winds |
| What are auroras and where are they found | Shimmering lights in the atmosphere |
| Our ozone layer obsorbs wich type of harmful radiation from the sun | Sun rays |
| How much oxygen and carbon dioxide is found in the air | oxygen = 21% co2 = less than 1% |
| Wich global wind blows away from the poles to the west | Westerlies |
| What are the 2 most abundent gases found in the air | nitrogen oxygen |
| Decscribe air pressure | The weight amount in the atmosphere |
| What happends to air pressure as altitude decraeses | Pressure increaes |
| Desceibe jet stream | A very straight and narrow wind |
| What is the green house effect | When heat gets trapped in the atmosphere |
| Explain 3 ways that heat is transferred | Radiation, convection, conduction |
| Where do trade winds flow toward | The middle of the ocean |
| What does the coriolis effect make the winds do | Curve in a clockwise |
| Describe the doldrums | Trade winds that meet at the equator |
| What is the ozone? where is it found | Stratosphere |
| Describe the thermosphere | The lowest level in the atmosphere |
| What is the most common atmospheric gas | Carbon dioxide |
| What parts of the earth cools off faster and heats up faster? What does this unequal heating create | The ocean and winds |
| What is smog | It is like a cloudy smoke that creates pollution |
| Describe the movement of convection currents | |
| Which instrument measures air pressure | Barometer |
| What is signifigant about the troposphere | Weather occurs here |
| What kind of ways have humans created air pollution | Car pollution and dumping trash |
| What are global winds | Winds that occur globally |
| What does the name of a wind tell you | That it haapends all around the globe |
| How much of the suns energy actually reaches the earth | 2 billionth |
| What property are the layers of the atmosphere based on | Tempature |
| Which calm area is located around 30 degrees north and south latitude | Horse latitude |
| What is the atmosphere | Layers of gases that help us survive |
| List the 3 global winds and the 2 calm areas | Mountain valley and westerlies trade winds and horse latitudes |
| If air mass increases what happens to density | It also increases |
| What type of winds blow over short distences | Local winds |
| How are all winds created | Unequal temp |
| What is smog | Cloud like thing in air that creates air pollution |
| What kind of ways have humans created air pollution | Car exhaust |
| What are global winds | wind that blows globally |
| What does the name of a wind tell you | Where its formed |
| What property are the layers of the atmosphere based on | Density |
| How are all winds created | unequal heating of surface |
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ThomasRodgers
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