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Ch.15
Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| List the examples of local winds? | Ocean breeze,Valley breeze,Mountain breeze |
| What are auroras and where are they found? | The auroras is found at the poles { Northern Lights} |
| Our ozone absorbs layer which type of harmful radiation from the sun? | UV rays |
| How much oxygen and carbon dioxide is found in our air? | 50 to 70% |
| Which global winds away from the poles to the west. | Polar Easterlies |
| What are the 2 most abundant gases found in the air? | Oxygen and nitrogen |
| Describe air pressure? | Air pressure is the measure of force with Ron air molecule push on the surface |
| What happens to air pressure as altitude increases? | Air pressure increases |
| Describe jet streams? | Jet streams are are considered conveyor belts because they are not narrow belts on high speed |
| What is the greenhouse effect? | The greenhouse effect is when the sun warms the atmosphere |
| Explain 3 ways that heat is transferred? | Radation,convention,conduction |
| Where do trade winds flow towards? | Toward the equator |
| What does the the Coriolis effect make the winds do? | Move In a circle formation |
| Describe the doldrums? | Doldrums are located northern and southern hemisphere trade winds happen there |
| Where is the ozone layer?Where is it found? | The ozone layer helps us by protecting us from harmful rays it is found in the atmosphere |
| Describe the thermosphere? | It is the hottest layer |
| What is the most common atmosphere gas? | Oxygen and nitrogen and carbon dioxide |
| What parts of the earth cools off faster and heats up faster?What does this unequal heating create? | Land cools faster winds cools things |
| What is smog? | fog and smoke |
| Describe instrument measures air pressure? | Barometer |
| What is significant about the troposphere? | we live there |
| What kinds of ways have humans created air pollution? | Driving and burning fossil fuels |
| What is another name for the distance above sea level? | altitude |
| What are global winds? | Global winds are winds that travel all over the world |
| What does the name of wind tell you? | Cold or hot |
| How much of suns energy reaches the earth? | 20 percent |
| What property are the layers of the atmosphere based on? | Temperature |
| Which clam area is located around 30 degrees north and south latitude? | Horse latitude |
| What is the atmosphere? | A mixture of gases in the atmosphere |
| List 3 global winds and the 2 clam areas? | Polar Easterlies and westernized,trade winds,doldrums,horse latitude |
| What is global warming? | Global warming is when the sun warms the earth |
| If air mass increases what happens to the density? | Increases |
| What type of winds blow over short distances? | Local winds |
| How are all winds created? | Unequal heating of the eaths surface |
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