2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt AtmosphereWindMisc.InsolationAir pressure FJ

Approximate height of the troposphere

Mt. everest

Where the good ozone is located

stratosphere

What is needed to create the bad ozone ?

Hot sun and car exhaust

Temperature _____ as you go higher in the stratosphere

rises

What percent of the atmosphere’s gases are located in the troposphere

80%

winds go from ____ pressure to ____ pressure

high low

wind that occurs at the beach during the day

sea breeze

What determines the speed of wind ?

Pressure differences

The windward side of a mountain is

rainy

seasonal change of wind

monsoon

Air pressure gets ____ As you go higher in the atmosphere

less

What instrument is used to measure air pressure ?

barometer

What 2 factors can change air pressure

Altitude & temperature

Does air in high pressure rises or sink

sink

What is the average air pressure at mean sea level

15 lbs/square inch

What percent of insolation is absorbed by the ozone in the stratosphere ?

20 %

What is the type of enery transfer that insolation uses to get to earth ?

radiation

What does EMS stand for ?

Electromagnetic spectrum

What does the earth change insolation into ?

Infrared radiation

What weather condition would make it cooler at night ?

No clouds

layer of the atmosphere where weather is

troposphere

type of radiation absorbed by ozone

UV

another name for bad ozone

smog

List the 3 greenhouse gases

Methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor

What is the name of the sun’s energy coming to earth ?

insolation

How much cooler would the earth be without the greenhouse effect Greenhouse effect 33 degrees C