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ch 18 study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is smog? | Smog is air pollution, particles in the air that make it hard to breathe, can kill you. |
| Naturalistic scientists did not think oxygen was __________ in the earliest atmosphere | Present |
| Why is nitrogen in the atmosphere significant and most abundant | 78%, does not burn, protects us |
| What makes up the atmosphere farthest from the Earth's surface | Molecular hydrogen |
| In temperate zones the tropospheric lapse rate is generally ________ from the surface to the tropopause | constant |
| The coldest temperatures occur in the | Mesopause |
| the Thermosphere is cooler in the earths _______ than the earths surface | shadow |
| Plants get there _________ from the ______________ | CO2 from the atmosphere |
| What can fix nitrogen | bacteria and lightning |
| What is the Haber-Bosch process? | process for creating fertilizers |
| What is the ozone made of | O3, 3 oxygen |
| Where does a ozone hole develop | north and South Pole, and Antarctica every spring |
| The _______ Affects radio communication on Earth | Ionosphere |
| The ________ provides protection from solar flares | Magnetosphere, the Van Allen Belts |
| What weather conditions will absorb the most heat from the sun | A cloudy day |
| The Earth's surface warm in the air directly above it is an example of ________ | Conduction |
| __________ is density currents causing air to mix | Convection |
| What can excessive UV rays do to humans | It can burn you |
| What can changes in atmospheric oxygen levels cause | It can cause us to die |
| Greenhouse effect | Indirect war mean of the atmosphere |
| Solar constant | Rate of solar energy flow that reaches the Earth |
| Jet streams | Stratosphere, fast winds that travel and paths in the Stratosphere |
| lapse rate | Study temperature change associated with altitude change, 6.5 |
| Electromatic spectrum | The entire range of radiant energy carried by electromagnetic waves |
| Ionosphere | the lower part of the thermosphere |
| Magnetosphere | The region of Earth's magnetic field shaped by the solar wind. |
| Ozone layer | Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation. |
| The Tropopause, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere is in the | Homosphere |
| The Thermosphere and Exosphere is in the | Heterosphere |
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