Unit 12

Standard atmospheric pressure equals ________.

101.3 atmospheres

_____% of earth's atmosphere is within 5.6 km of earth's surface.

50

_______ humidity is the amount of water vapor in the arid at a particular time and ranges from near zero to the temperature dependent saturation limit.

Absolute

Which is an important relationship in local wind patterns?

Air temperature and density

A device used to measure atmosphere pressure is a _______.

Barometer

Which is a possible local wind pattern?

Chinook winds, sea breeze, and mountain winds

Dew and frost tend to form on ______ nights.

Cool, clear, calm nights

Why do global wind patterns exists?

Earth receives more direct solar radiation at the equator

Which are the rate of evaporation factors?

Exposed surface area of liquid, air and water temperatures, and relative humidity

The density of earth/s atmosphere increases with increasing altitude.

False

Which is a general motion of wind?

Horizontal, upward, and downward

What is the source of heat the warms Earth's atmosphere?

Incoming solar radiation, radioactivity in earth's crust, and heat from earth's molten core

Atmospheric pressure _____ with atmospheric depth.

Increases

The most abundant gas in earth's atmosphere is ______.

Nitrogen

______ exist when there is an equilibrium between evaporation and condensation.

Saturation

When colder temperatures are near the surface with warmer temperatures above a ________ exists.

Thermolayer

Earth's weather occurs in the _____.

Troposphere

True/ false? Atmosphere pressure results from the weight of the atmosphere above you.

True

True/ false? Earth's atmosphere is a thin shell of gases that surround the planet and cycle materials.

True

The _______ is the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere.

stratopause