Exam 16: The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

The transfer of heat by the movement of a mass of substance from one place to another is termed ________.

Annual temperature range decreases with an increase in latitude.

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Air is a mixture.

More solar energy is reflected back to space than is absorbed directly by the atmosphere.

On the AVERAGE, for every 1 km increase in altitude in the troposphere, the air temperature ________.

Which one of the following is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Label the troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere on the diagram below.

A molecule of ozone contains two atoms of oxygen and one atom of nitrogen.

The line separating the dark half of Earth from the lighted half is called the ________.

The fraction of the total radiation encountered that is reflected by a surface is called its ________.

New York City has its greatest length of daylight on ________.

Ozone filters out most of the infrared radiation in sunlight.

Earth's atmosphere ends quite abruptly at an altitude of 40 kilometers.

This process involves the movement of a mass or substance.

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The fall equinox in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on this date.

On the average, how much of the Sun's energy that is intercepted by Earth is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds?

Distance variations between Earth and the Sun are very important in understanding seasonal temperature variations.

List three mechanisms of heat transfer.