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science vocab 15-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is smog | smoke that has mixed with fog |
| what are global winds | winds that blow across the earth in a certain way |
| what is global warming | when the atmosphere weakens and gets thiner |
| describe the thermoshere layer | the layer that holds heat and u v rays |
| describe jet streams | |
| What are the 2 most abundant gases found in the air | Nitrogen and oxygen |
| how are all winds created | |
| where do doldrums flow | |
| describe jet streams | |
| describe air pressure | |
| what is the greenhouse effect | |
| what is significant about troposphere | Lowest and we live here |
| What are the examples of local winds | |
| How much carbon dioxide and oxygen are in our air | |
| What kind of ways have humans created air pollution | Exhaust |
| What is the most common atmospheric gas | Nitrogen |
| Explain 3 ways that heat is transferred. | Convection, conduction, radiation |
| If air mass increases what happens to density | In spreads apart |
| What does the Coriolis effect make the winds do | The curve them |
| What is the atmosphere and where is it found | Mixture gases in the stratosphere |
| What are auroras and where do they form | Charged particles in the ionosphere. |
| What is the atmosphere | A mixture of gases |