Earth Science 8: Meteorology: Questions
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- What is absolute humidity?
- the measurable amount of water the air holds
- What is temperature?
- intensity of heat
- Who discovered nitrogen?
- Daniel Rutherford
- Near the surface of the earth, _______ ________ varies from 0 to 5 percent.
- water vapor
- The continual mixing of cold and warm air occurs only in the ________.
- troposphere
- Thirty-two percent of the incoming ________ ________ is reflected by the atmosphere.
- solar radiation
- Name the gas discovered by Daniel Rutherford.
- nitrogen
- Beautifully colored displays of light occur when charged particles escape from the ________ into the earth's atmosphere.
- magnetosphere
- The magnetosphere protects us from ________ and ________ radiation.
- cosmic and solar
- The gas called ________ is composed of oxygen atoms.
- ozone
- Fires would burn too rapidly if there were too much ________ in the atmosphere.
- oxygen
- What charged particles are associated with the magnetosphere?
- protons and electrons
- The ozone layer acts as a shield to protect us by absorbing the harmful ________ ________.
- ultraviolet radiation
- The coldest temperature of the atmosphere is found at the top of what layer?
- mesosphere
- Joseph Priestley of England and Karl Scheele of Sweden discovered ________.
- oxygen
- If the ________ ________ is low, perspiration evaporates quickly.
- relative humidity
- What layer contains the jet streams?
- stratosphere
- The ________ layer acts as a shield to protect us by absorbing the harmful ultraviolet radiation.
- ozone
- Give the location of the mesosphere.
- directly above the stratosphere
- Oxygen is consumed by ________.
- burning
- Usually _________ pressure is associated with cool, clear weather.
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high
- If the relative humidity is ________, perspiration evaporates quickly.
- low
- Give the name of the gas that is consumed by burning.
- oxygen
- The ________ temperature of the atmosphere is found at the top of the mesosphere.
- coldest
- Airplanes that travel long distances fly in the ________ to avoid storms.
- stratosphere
- What kind of atoms make up ozone?
- oxygen
- What layer of the atmosphere touches the earth's surface?
- troposphere
- This term describes the amount of water the air holds compared to what it could hold.
- relative humidity
- What is the troposphere?
- the lowest layer of air (nearest the ground) according to temperature
- How much of the incoming solar radiation does the atmosphere reflect?
- 32 percent
- The __________ is a region extending thousands of kilometers into space where charged particles have been trapped in the earth's magnetic field.
- magnetosphere
- What is the greenhouse effect?
- indirect warming of the atmosphere
- What is wind-chill?
- the decrease in the apparent air temperature
- The stratosphere is the atmospheric layer that is free of ________ and ________.
- clouds and dust
- What is the homosphere?
- homogeneous mixture of gases extending up to about 80 kilometers
- What is atmosphere?
- the layers of air surrounding the earth
- What is the most common form of precipitation?
- rain
- Where does weather occur?
- troposphere
- Define atmospheric pressure.
- weight of atmospheric gases
- What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
- nitrogen
- What is the location of the heterosphere?
- directly above the homosphere
- What term refers to the steady temperature drop in the troposphere?
- lapse rate
- What makes up the heterosphere?
- helium and hydrogen
- What would happen if there were too much oxygen in the atmosphere?
- fires would burn very rapidly and rage out of control
- What is weather?
- the condition of the atmosphere at a given time
- Where does most of the heat of the air come from?
- from the earth which has absorbed much of the light from the sun and re-emits it as heat
- What are jet streams?
- paths of fast winds in the stratosphere
- ________ occurs in the troposphere.
- Weather
- High pressure is usually associated with what type of weather?
- cool and clear
- List five conditions usually included in the description of the weather.
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temperature
atmospheric pressure
precipitation
wind speed and direction
humidity - Define meteorology.
- the study of the atmosphere
- The lapse rate is the steady temperature drop in the _______.
- troposphere
- Who discovered oxygen?
- Joseph Priestley and Karl Scheele
- The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere that touches the ________ ________.
- earth's surface
- Name the atmospheric layer that is free of clouds and dust.
- stratosphere
- Nitrogen is the most ________ gas in the atmosphere.
- abundant