A | B |
Layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth? | troposphere |
How CFC's destroy the ozone layer.? | destroy ozone molecule |
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, water vapor | GREENHOUSE GASES |
What happens to evaporated water. | condenses into clouds |
Where air is heated more than any place on Earth. | above equator |
Caused by EARTH'S ROTATION. | Coriolis effect |
Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. | radiation |
Transfer of heat by the flow of heated material. | convection |
Where electrically charged particles are found. | ionosphere |
troposphere | Where air is warmed by heat from the Earth's surface. |
NORTHERN LIGHTS due to solar winds and EMF | thermosphere |
What merges with outer space. | exosphere |
Too much exposure to what can cause skin cancer. | ultraviolet radiation |
What are the steady winds found between the equator and 30 degrees latitude N. and S. | trade winds |
The only substance that exists as a solid, liquid and a gas in Earth's atmosphere. | water |
ozone is here | stratosphere |
Temperature in the thermosphere. | Very warm |
This prevents radiation from reaching Earth's surface. | reflection and absorption by the atmosphere |
distinct wind patterns on Earth's surface are created by what? | differences in heating and the Coriolis effect |
Sea and land breezes happen because of what? | land heating and cooling faster that water |
West to East air current high in troposphere in Northern latitudes | JETSTREAM |
greenhouse gases | CH4, CO2, NO2, H2O |
Contributing to global climate change | human activities such as combustion |
plants | use carbon dioxide and produce oxygen |