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