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CH. 4 Atmosphere
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Caused by the uneven heating of Earth and its atmosphere | wind |
| Imaginary line around the middle of Earth | equator |
| Windless zone at the equator which sailing vessels try to avoid | Doldrums |
| Winds generally responsible for the movement of weather across the United States and Canada | Prevailing Westerlies |
| Winds that provide a dependable route for trade | trade winds |
| Cool breezes during the day caused by differences in heating and cooling rate of land and water. | sea breeze |
| Narrow belts of strong winds at high altitudes which blow near the top of the Troposphere | jet streams |
| Cool breezes at night caoused by differences in heating and cooling rates of land and water | land breezes |
| Heat from the Sun | solar radiation |
| The deflection of air masses resulting from Earth's eastward rotation | Coriolis Effect |
| Winds that blow from the North and South Poles | Polar Easterlies |
| Part of the atmosphere that protects Earth from harmful radiation | ozone layer |
| The transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into one another | conduction |
| Narrow belt of strong wind at a high altitude | jet stream |
| All the water on Earth's surface | hydrosphere |
| The process of water vapor changing to a liquid | condensation |
| Layer of atmosphere closest to Earth's surface | Troposphere |
| A layer of charged particles above Earth | ionosphere |
| Constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth's surface | Water cycle |
| Shifts the direction of free moving fluids such as air and water | Coriolis Effect |
| A local wind system created during the day | Sea breeze |
| Cause: The equator recieves more of the Sun's energy. | Effect: Air near the equation is warmer |
| Cause: Warm air is less dense than cold air | Effect: Warm air rises |
| Cause: the Poles recieve less of the Sun's energy. | Effect: Air near the poles is colder. |
| Cause: Cold air is more dense then warm air. | Effect: Cold air sinks |
| Cause: Warm air molecules are farther apart | Effect: Warm air is less dense |
| Cause: Earth Rotates | Effect: The Coriolis Effect existes |
| Some chemicals that are being blamed for the destruction of the ozone layer are | chlorofluorocarbons |
| Each hemisphere has two narrow belts of fast-moving winds called | jet streams |
| Cool, dense air moves during the night from the land toward the water is known as | land breeze |
| Winds that move from southwest to northeast at 30 to 60 degrees latitude in the northern hemisphere | prevailing westerlies |
| The transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves is known as | radiation |
| At 30 degrees north or south of the equator, air descending to Earth's surface creates steady... | winds |
| Reflects radio waves at night | ionosphere |
| Winds blowing from the northeast to the southwest neat the north pole are known as | polar easterilies |
| The outermost atmospheric layer | exosphere |
| The thickest and hottest layer | thermosphere |
| Layer with meteors | mesosphere |
| LAyer that contains the ozone layer | stratosphere |
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