Atmosphere Test Study Guide

Name: Period: Atmosphere Test Study Guide 1) What is ozone?

2) Where is ozone found?

3) What atom is ozone made from?

4) Why is the ozone layer important?

5) How is water vapor added to the atmosphere?

6) What is the water cycle?

7) Why is the water cycle important?

8) Define the main parts of the water cycle?

a. evaporation-

b. condensation-

c. precipitation-

9) What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

10)What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

11) How is oxygen added to the atmosphere?

12)What is a barometer?

13)Draw a picture of a barometer.

14)Draw a picture of the layers of the atmosphere and label them.

15)Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

16)Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in?

17)Which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer found in?

18)Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest layer?

19)Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest layer?

20) How is pollution created?

21) What are some examples of pollutants?

22) What is smog?

23) What is a temperature inversion?

24) Draw a picture of a temperature inversion. 25) What is the greenhouse effect?

26) Define the three forms of energy.

a. radiation-

b. convection-

c. conduction-

27) In what form of energy does sunlight come to Earth?

28) What is another word that is used for solar radiation?

29) How are land breezes created?

30) How are sea breezes created?

31) How does wind move? (low to high or high to low)

32) Out of all the energy that comes to Earth from the sun how much is reflected? How much

is absorbed by the surface? How much is absorbed by clouds and gas in the atmosphere?

33) What is albedo?

34) How is albedo affected by light colored surfaces?

35) How is albedo affected by dark colored surfaces?

36) What gas is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect?

37) What human activities change the temperatures on Earth?

38) What are global winds?

39) How is the direction of global winds affected?

40) Where do jet streams occur?