EASC 101 || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.
number one component of earth's atmosphere correct answers nitrogen is 78%
aerosols correct answers solids small enough to be buoyant in the air
acid rain correct answers water condenses on particulate matter and has sulfur and breaks down
weather correct answers current state of atmosphere
climate correct answers average state of atmosphere
factors of climate correct answers sky condition, temperature, wind direction and speed,
pressure, humidity, precipitation, and visibility
atmospheres come from ________ of the solid planet, this comes from _________ correct
answers degassing, volcanism
#1 gas coming out of volcano correct answers water vapor
photosynthesis correct answers earth's atmosphere has been/ is being biologically modified by
this
photosynthesis reaction correct answers 6 CO2 + 6 H20 = 1 C6H12O6 + 6 O2
measurement of earth's atmosphere correct answers millers (mb)
troposphere is the zone of ________ correct answers weather
troposphere correct answers temp. decreases with height, we live here
tropopause correct answers isothermal layer, "lid on troposphere"
stratosphere correct answers temp. increases withe height, ozone absorbs UV rays
Inversion correct answers colder down here than it is up there
tilt of Earth correct answers defined by gravitational direction, relative to sun, causes seasons,
23.5 degrees tilt
equator of sun correct answers plan of ecliptic, reaches out in all directions, creates tilt
latitude correct answers horizontal
longitude correct answers vertical
, equator has a latitude of ________ correct answers zero
winter solstice correct answers dec 21, longest night, tilted away
summer solstice correct answers june 21, longest day, tilted towards sun, s.d. - 23.5 degrees N
solar declination correct answers latitude that the plane of the ecliptic intersects earth, intersects
at 23.5 degrees S
solar noon correct answers highest altitude sun reaches in a day, only 90 degrees at 23.5 degrees
S
spring equinox correct answers march 21, day=night, s.d. is side to side, no tilt towards or away,
both hemispheres receive equal radiation, s.d.= 0, right over equator
fall equinox correct answers september 21st, day=night, s.d.=0
terminator correct answers line that separates light from dark
arctic circle correct answers top, sun will never rise sometimes
anartic circle correct answers bottom, sun will never set sometimes
june 21 normal, Il correct answers sun rise 73.5 degrees
dec 21 normal, il correct answers sun will rise 26.5 degrees for us
tropics correct answers sun declination touches, see sun at 90 degrees
3 mechanisms of heat transfer correct answers convection, radiation, and conduction
conduction correct answers transferring energy by direct contact (touch)
convection correct answers vertical transport of energy through a medium (gas/liquid)
radiation correct answers heat transfers via electromagnetic radiation (EM)
example of conduction correct answers burn hand on pan
example of convection correct answers tornadoes, thunderstorms
example of radiation correct answers gamma rays, UV rays, x rays, visible light, infrared,
microwaves, radio waves
why is important to insulate attic well? correct answers heat rises and builds down
