Atmosphere CReed Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| The tropopause is the boundary between | troposhere and stratosphere |
| Which are mechanisms of heat transfer? | All of these |
| Earth receives energy from the Sun in this way | Radiation |
| Air may best be described as __________. | A mixture |
| Which one of the following is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? | Nitrogen |
| With which of the following is dust in the atmosphere associated? | All of these |
| Which one of the gases listed below is more important meteorologically (that is, is more important in weather processes) than the others? | carbon dioxide |
| On the AVERAGE, for every 1 km increase in altitude in the troposphere, the air temperature _____. | drops about 6.5˚C |
| Fifty percent of the gases making up the atmosphere are found below __________. | 3 ½ miles (5.6 km) |
| The triatomic form of oxygen (O3) is known as __________. | ozone |
| Ozone filters out most of the __________ radiation in sunlight. | ultraviolet |
| Ozone is concentrated in the __________. | Stratosphere |
| The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the ___________. | Troposhere |
| Practically all clouds and storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere. | troposphere |
| The normal lapse rate in the troposphere is about __________ per kilometer. | 6.5˚C |
| The wavelengths of radiation emitted by Earth are __________. | longer than those emitted by the Sun |
| The longest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum are __________. | radio |
| At noon on February 21, the Sun is overhead __________. | at some point between the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator, heading northward |
| The storage of heat in the lower layer of the atmosphere produced by certain heat absorbing gases is called the _________. | greenhouse effect |
| Which one of the following latitudes best represents the location where the Sun is directly overhead at noon on June 21? | 23.5˚N |
| On the average, how much of the Sun's energy that is intercepted by Earth is reflected back to space? | 30% |
| Which one of the following statements is true about the equinoxes? | days and nights are equal in length everywhere |
| On this date the length of daylight gets progressively longer going south from the equator. | December 21 |
| The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on __________. | March 21 |
| The North Pole has a higher noon Sun angle than New York City on this date. | none of these |
| The 90˚ angle solar rays are striking the Tropic of Cancer on __________. | June 21 |
| The 90˚ angle solar rays are striking the Tropic of Capricorn on __________. | December 21 |
| New York City has its greatest length of daylight on __________. | June 21 |
| The fall equinox in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on this date. | March 21 |
| The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on this date. | June 21 |
| This process involves the movement of a mass or substance. | convection |
| Earth receives energy from the Sun in this way. | radiation |
| Which are mechanisms of heat transfer? | all of these |
| The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity is | conduction |
| On the average, how much of the Sun's energy that is intercepted by Earth is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds? | 20% |
| The two most important heat absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are __________. | water vapor and carbon dioxide |
| the amount of water vapor in the air | |
| If the maximum temperature for a particular day is 26˚C and the minimum temperature is 14˚C, the daily mean would be __________. | 20˚C |
| If the maximum temperature for a particular day is 26˚C and the minimum temperature is 14˚C, the daily range would be ___________. | 12˚C |
| The annual range of temperature may be described as the difference between __________. | maximum and minimum temperatures over a period of one year |
| A place located along a windward coast will probably have __________. | cooler summer temperatures than an inland location at the same latitude |
| The tropopause is the boundary between | the troposphere and stratosphere |
| Earth's atmosphere ends abruptly at 40 kilometers. | False |
| Snow covered surfaces have a low albedo. | False |
| A molecule of ozone contains two atoms of oxygen and one atom of nitrogen. | False |
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