Chapter 11 Earth Science

Front 1

What percent of our atmosphere is made up of gases other than oxygen and nitrogen?

Back 1

1%

Front 2

Instrument used to measure air pressure.

Back 2

Barometer

Front 3

The less mass in a given volume of air, what happens?

Back 3

The air pressure decreases and becomes less dense.

Front 4

Weather occurs in what layer?

Back 4

Troposphere.

Front 5

Coriolis Effect

Back 5

When Earth's rotation makes global winds curve.

Front 6

Pressure does what when you rise up in the atmosphere?

Back 6

Decreases. So does density.

Front 7

Main layers in are atmosphere from the Earth to space are:

Back 7

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

Front 8

Cool air tends to be

Back 8

more dense than warmer air.

Front 9

Greenhouse effect:

Back 9

Process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without its atmosphere.

Front 10

What is the instrument that is used to measure how hot or cold the air is.

Back 10

Thermometer

Front 11

Name of the molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms.

Back 11

Ozone

Front 12

Scientists divide Earth's atmosphere into four main layers classified according to changes in what?

Back 12

Temperature.

Front 13

Uneven heating of the atmosphere leads to differences in what? (Causing wind)

Back 13

Air

Front 14

What layer do we live in?

Back 14

Biosphere

Front 15

On which scale is the freezing point of pure water 0?

Back 15

Kevin/Celcius

Front 16

Dry air is 78% nitrogen and 21% what?

Back 16

Carbon dioxide