Exam 22: The Atmosphere of Earth

The "sea breeze" is the movement of cooler, more dense air from over water toward the land.

On a clear, calm night, you would expect the air in a valley to be

The solar radiation that does reach Earth's surface

The majority of the Sun's radiation output occurs as

The chief difference between fog and a cloud is

Dew is more likely to form

Hot air rising from the equatorial regions cools and descends to form

The atmospheric heating produced by the absorption of solar radiation and reemission of infrared radiation is called the greenhouse effect.

Nearly 1400 watts/meter² of solar energy reaches the outermost atmosphere.What fraction of this energy on average actually reaches Earth's surface?

The temperature of the atmosphere decreases steadily with increasing altitude.

Frost is more likely to form

The interaction between ultraviolet light and ozone takes place in the

The oceans contain much more carbon dioxide than does Earth's atmosphere.

An airplane flying at 35,000 feet is above what percent of Earth's atmosphere?

The principle components of Earth's atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen, and

When air is saturated, there is a balance between the rates of evaporation and condensation.

The space above the liquid mercury in a barometer is filled with air.

The greenhouse effect results in warmer temperatures near the surface because

Normal atmospheric pressure is enough to support a column of mercury approximately

When a glass filled with a cold beverage "sweats," water evaporating from the surface of the beverage condenses on the cold glass surface.