Earth Science Atmosphere Ch17 Review

What happens to the temperature in the mesosphere as you go up in altitude?

What are the main gases in the atmosphere?

Why do planes fly in the stratosphere?

What happens to temp as altitude increases in the troposphere?

In which layer of the atmosphere does most of earth's weather occur?

When is the hottest month?

What happens to the temperature in the stratosphere as you go up in altitude?

What type of energy is radiated from the surface and trapped by greenhouse gasses?

Which cools down and heats up quicker?

If there is a difference in temperature between objects, how is heat transferred?

At what angle do you get the max amount of insolation?

True/False: Methane is a greenhouse gas.

When is the coldest time of day?

In which layer is ozone found?

What happens to the temperature in the thermosphere as you go up in altitude?

What type of heat transfer helps create rising air in storms?

What played the main role in earth's early atmosphere?

When is the coldest month?

When is the month of least insolation?

What part of the earth receives almost vertical insolation year round?

When is the month of greatest insolation?

How does energy from the sun reach earth?

True/False: Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas.

What is insolation?

If you touch a hot object, what kind of energy transfer is happening?

When is the hottest time of day?

True/False: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

During winter, which location will be colder on average? (THINK ABOUT WATER vs LAND)

Temperature varies from place to place because insolation heats the Earth's surface: