Earth Science Chapter 18 Review - Atmosphere

ionosphere extends from 75km - 500km, temperature layers not included

air pollution that comes from artificial sources in cities

ozone

majority of the solar energy in the solar constant

"father of chemistry"

gases that make up the exosphere

result of human exposure to UV rays

layer that directly affects radio communications on Earth

gas that was not present in the earliest atmosphere according to secular scientists

temperature layers in the homosphere

envelope of gases surround the earth

results in the earth's surface absorbing the most heat from the sun

coldest layer of the atmosphere

indirect warming of the atmosphere

rate of solar energy flow that reaches the earth

most effective layer a protecting the earth from a solar flare

density currents

composition of the outermost gas layer of the Earth's atmosphere

conduction

location of a hole in the ozone layer

the steady temperature change associated with altitude change

fast winds that travel in paths in the stratosphere

most abundant gas in the homosphere

name of mixture of gases that extends up to 80 km

most concentrated form solar energy at earth's surface happens when

most significant role of nitrogen in the atmosphere

tropospheric lapse rate in the mid-latitudes

layer in which most people live

hottest layer of the atmosphere

coldest temperatures in the atmosphere occur here

converts atmospheric nitrogen to a usable organic form

process that would not be directly affected by changes in oxygen levels in the atmosphere

largest common reservoir is found here

at the altitude of the thermobase (assuming no space suit needed), in the earth's shadow