Ch 17 The Atmosphere: Structure and Temperature

Most important weather phenomena occur in what layer of the atmosphere?

What is the middle layer of earth's atmosphere?

All matter is composed of atoms or molecules that have energy of motion, also known as _____.

Many clouds have a high albedo and therefore tend to ______.

When (heat) energy is transferred to air, what happens to the particles of air?

Electromagnetic waves travel through space at a speed of _________.

What layer of atmosphere contains ozone that filters UV radiation?

Which electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths?

When air transfers energy (heat) to a cooler object, what happens to the air temperature?

What are isotherms?

What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

What is the most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere?

Which process involves mass movement within a substance?

Which date would the north pole or Arctic circle have 24 hours of daylight?

At noon on August 29, the sun is overhead at ____.

At night, clouds act as a blanket by ______.

Fifty percent of the gases that make up the atmosphere are found below _____.

Earth's atmosphere is divided into layers that are based upon their _______.

What causes heat, or the transfer of energy from one object to another?

The heating of the lower atmosphere from radiation absorbed by certain heat-absorbing gases is?

What are the main components (gases) of the atmosphere?

What is the form of oxygen that combines 3 oxygen atoms into each molecule?

Carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as which of the following compounds?

The primary wavelengths of radiation emitted by Earth's surface are _____

The two most important heat absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are

Practically all clouds and storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere?

When do the sun's rays strike latitude 23.5 S at an angle close to 90 degrees (vertical)?

Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?

Which of the following is NOT a temperature control?

Air temperature on a cloudy night is generally _______