Earth Science Chpt.11.1

Oxygen takes up ___% of the atmosphere the ______,most of all gases

21, second

What is 10,000 km converted to miles

6213.712 miles

Nitrogen takes up ___% of the atmosphere the _____ our of all gases

78, most

Earth ______radiation and sends it back into space

Absorbs

Why is Ozone(O3) important?

Absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

Convection is when pockets of ____near Earth's surface are heated become _____ dense than the surrounding air, and rise. Warm air ____, expands and starts to _____. It cools below the temperature of the surrounding air, increases in _____ and _____. As it sinks, it warms again, the process starts again.

Air, less, rises, cool, density, sinks

The remaining 1% consists of small amounts of _______, hydrogen,________ ________, water ______ and other gases.

Argon, dioxide,vapor

In the Thermosphere you can find _______ caused by particles from the Sun interacting with Earth's atmosphere.

Aurora

Troposphere is characterized by general decrease in temperature from _____ to _____

Bottom to top

_______ transfer of energy that occurs when molecules collide,energy is transferred from the air particles near Earth's surface to the lowest atmosphere layer.

Conduction

Air warms and rises, reaches peak, air cools and sinks.

Convection currents

What is the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere?

Exosphere

Ozone(O3) is a ___ formed by the addition of a third oxygen ____.

Gas, atom

Air is a combination of ____ and ________

Gases and elements

The _______ the temperature of substance the _______the wavelength it emits. (Short answer)

Higher,shorter

The ______ is part of the Thermosphere

Ionosphere

______ gases such as ____ and H are found in this layer

Light,He

The top and the boundary from the Mesosphere to the Thermosphere is called the _______

Mesospause

In the Mesosphere you can find ______s

Meteors

About 99% of the atmosphere is composed of _________ and oxygen

Nitrogen

Is there an Ozone in the Mesosphere?

No ozone

In the Stratosphere you'll find the ______ layer

Ozone

______ transfer of energy through space by visible light, ultraviolet radiation and other forms of electromagnetic waves.

Radiation

What are the 3 solar fundamentals?

Radiation, Conduction, Convection

In the Exosphere you can find _______s

Satellites

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere changes because of _______, ________, and _______ ________.

Seasons, altitude, and surface features

Heat and air gradually increase into the top of the layer called

Stratopause

______ is the layer made up primarily of concentrated ozone

Stratosphere

_________ contains only a minute portion of the atmosphere 's mass

Thermosphere

The upper limit of the troposphere is called the _______

Tropopause

What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere?(In order)

Troposphere,Stratosphere,Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

Above the exosphere lies outer space T/F?

True

Air over deserts is drier than air over oceans T/F?

True

Air temperature in the Thermosphere increases, more than 1000*C True or False

True

All substances that have temperatures above absolute zero emit radiation. T/F?

True

Ancient Greeks thought that the air was a fundamental element that couldn't be broken down into anything else. T/F?

True

Conduction only effects a thin layer of atmosphere near Earth's surface. T/F?

True

For conduction to occur substances must be in contact with each other. T/F?

True

In the Troposphere you can find Weather balloons T/F?

True

Most weather occurs in the Troposphere T/F?

True

The Mesosphere is above the Stratosphere T/F?

True

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere can change at any time or place constantly T/F?

True

The sun is the source of all energy in the atmosphere T/F?

True

There is no clear boundary between the atmosphere and space T/F?

True

Troposphere and Stratosphere are part of the Lower Atmosphere layers T/F?

True

Troposphere is the lowest layer of atmosphere T/F?

True

_______ is the only substance in the atmosphere that exists in three states: solid, liquid, and gas.

Water

______ _______, is the gas form of water, and source of clouds, rain, and snow.

Water vapor

The temperature _____ in the Mesosphere

decreases