GEOL 109 Ch.14,15,17
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1. One hundred million year old air from the time of higher, small
the dinosaurs was trapped in amber; chemical analy-
ses indicate that the oxygen concentrations during
that time were 40% _________ than today, allowing di-
nosaurs to have relatively_______ lungs.
2. Some scientists believe that ______________ oxygen con- declining, gradual
centrations in the atmosphere are thought to have
resulted in the ___________ decline of dinosaurs during
the end of their reign.
3. The upper limits of the Earth's atmosphere is approx- 10,000
imately _________ km. above the surface.
4. Earth's atmosphere is held in place by ___________ gravitational
force.
5. The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen
______________.
6. Most incoming solar radiation____________ the at- passes through, heat from
mosphere, and the atmosphere is warmed by the Earth's surface
_______________.
7. At sunset a particular location will receive _______ solar less, increased
radiation than at noon (when the sun is at the top of
the sky), due to ____________ absorption or scattering
of the suns rays.
8. The _________ in air temperature with ___________ alti- decrease, increasing
tude is called the lapse rate.
9. Thermosphere
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This layer of the atmosphere is at the highest alti-
tude--so high that rocket scientists consider it to be
part of "space" (although Earth scientists do not).
10. All human activity--barring space travel--takes place in Troposphere
the ___________.
11. In the troposphere temperature __________ with al- decreases, increases
titude, whereas in the stratosphere temperature
_________ with height.
12. CFC's (chlorfluorocarbons) _________ chlorine oxide produce, attacks
(ClO), and chlorine oxide ____________ ozone (O3)mol-
ecules.
13. By 1997 stratospheric chlorine concentrations had peaked, declined
__________, and since that time they have _____________.
14. Latent heat energy is released by _______________. condensation
15. Latent heat energy is absorbed by _______________, melting
16. High humidity _________ the evaporation of sweat from decreases, decreasing
the body, __________ its cooling effect.
17. If moisture is removed from the air relative humidity decrease, increase
will ___________, if an air mass is cooled relative humid-
ity will _________.
18. The actual quantity of water carried by a parcel of air specific humidity
is known as ________.
19. Specific humidity is highest at the _________ latitudes. tropical (equatorial)
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20. On a ________ day, 80% of incoming __________-wave- clear, short
length radiation will reach the Earths surface.
21. Clouds ___________ incoming solar radiation. Both A and B
22. The proportion of incoming solar radiation that is scattered upward, 1
___________ by a surface is called its albedo, and is
measured on a scale of 0 to ___.
23. The Earth-atmosphere system reflects about one third
_______ of the solar radiation it receives back into
space.
24. The Earth is warmed by ___________ wavelength radia- Both A and B
tion.
25. Counterradiation is _______-wave radiation that is long, away from
re-radiated __________ the Earth.
26. Clearing forests for agriculture and turning agricul- decreases, warming
tural land into urban and suburban areas _________
surface albedo, which would result in global _________.
27. If air pollution causes low, thick clouds to form, more, cool
________ shortwave radiation will be reflected back into
space, which would cause the Earth to ___________.
28. Increasing condensation trails from aircraft would more, warmer
produce more high thin clouds, which absorb ________
longwave energy than reflect short wave energy. This
would make the atmosphere _________.
29. When air is forced to rise it _____________, and its tem- expands, decreases
perature _________.
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1. One hundred million year old air from the time of higher, small
the dinosaurs was trapped in amber; chemical analy-
ses indicate that the oxygen concentrations during
that time were 40% _________ than today, allowing di-
nosaurs to have relatively_______ lungs.
2. Some scientists believe that ______________ oxygen con- declining, gradual
centrations in the atmosphere are thought to have
resulted in the ___________ decline of dinosaurs during
the end of their reign.
3. The upper limits of the Earth's atmosphere is approx- 10,000
imately _________ km. above the surface.
4. Earth's atmosphere is held in place by ___________ gravitational
force.
5. The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen
______________.
6. Most incoming solar radiation____________ the at- passes through, heat from
mosphere, and the atmosphere is warmed by the Earth's surface
_______________.
7. At sunset a particular location will receive _______ solar less, increased
radiation than at noon (when the sun is at the top of
the sky), due to ____________ absorption or scattering
of the suns rays.
8. The _________ in air temperature with ___________ alti- decrease, increasing
tude is called the lapse rate.
9. Thermosphere
, GEOL 109 Ch.14,15,17
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This layer of the atmosphere is at the highest alti-
tude--so high that rocket scientists consider it to be
part of "space" (although Earth scientists do not).
10. All human activity--barring space travel--takes place in Troposphere
the ___________.
11. In the troposphere temperature __________ with al- decreases, increases
titude, whereas in the stratosphere temperature
_________ with height.
12. CFC's (chlorfluorocarbons) _________ chlorine oxide produce, attacks
(ClO), and chlorine oxide ____________ ozone (O3)mol-
ecules.
13. By 1997 stratospheric chlorine concentrations had peaked, declined
__________, and since that time they have _____________.
14. Latent heat energy is released by _______________. condensation
15. Latent heat energy is absorbed by _______________, melting
16. High humidity _________ the evaporation of sweat from decreases, decreasing
the body, __________ its cooling effect.
17. If moisture is removed from the air relative humidity decrease, increase
will ___________, if an air mass is cooled relative humid-
ity will _________.
18. The actual quantity of water carried by a parcel of air specific humidity
is known as ________.
19. Specific humidity is highest at the _________ latitudes. tropical (equatorial)
, GEOL 109 Ch.14,15,17
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20. On a ________ day, 80% of incoming __________-wave- clear, short
length radiation will reach the Earths surface.
21. Clouds ___________ incoming solar radiation. Both A and B
22. The proportion of incoming solar radiation that is scattered upward, 1
___________ by a surface is called its albedo, and is
measured on a scale of 0 to ___.
23. The Earth-atmosphere system reflects about one third
_______ of the solar radiation it receives back into
space.
24. The Earth is warmed by ___________ wavelength radia- Both A and B
tion.
25. Counterradiation is _______-wave radiation that is long, away from
re-radiated __________ the Earth.
26. Clearing forests for agriculture and turning agricul- decreases, warming
tural land into urban and suburban areas _________
surface albedo, which would result in global _________.
27. If air pollution causes low, thick clouds to form, more, cool
________ shortwave radiation will be reflected back into
space, which would cause the Earth to ___________.
28. Increasing condensation trails from aircraft would more, warmer
produce more high thin clouds, which absorb ________
longwave energy than reflect short wave energy. This
would make the atmosphere _________.
29. When air is forced to rise it _____________, and its tem- expands, decreases
perature _________.
