Exam 17: The Air We Breathe: Introducing Earths Atmosphere

When sunlight passes through the atmosphere during a sunset, the distance through the atmosphere that a beam of sunlight must travel to reach our eyes __________ . As a result, the __________ wavelengths scatter back into space, whereas the __________ wavelengths can pass through the atmosphere.

Water held in the atmosphere is a__________ , whereas water in the form of snow, ice, or hail is a_________.

The ionosphere __________ , which facilitates human communication.

If atmospheric oxygen were to rise higher than 35%, it is possible that

Meteorologists classify cloud type using the following characteristics; the ability to produce precipitation,__________, and__________.

When scientists discuss the great oxygenation event, they are referring to a time when

To best convey a sense of how damp the air can feel relative to humans, meteorologists characterize the air's moisture content by specifying its

How do researchers differentiate between the heterosphere and homosphere?

Water __________ latent heat when it changes from liquid to solid, and it __________latent heat when it changes from solid to liquid.

How is atmospheric pressure different from a directed force?

How are electromagnetic waves characterized?

List the three laws that govern the behavior of blackbody radiation.

When aerosols capture water molecules in the air then dissolve in the water to form microscopic droplets,__________ is produced, resulting in a decrease in overall visibility.

What is happening at certain elevations where the direction of temperature change reverses from decreasing to increasing or vice versa?

Identify the thermal layers of Earth's atmosphere in the figure below.

The boundary where two contrasting air masses meet is called a(n)

Compared with warm air, cold air holds __________ water vapor.

The shape of a cloud depends on the

Explain the role and process the ionosphere plays in radio transmission.

In order for Earth to be in equilibrium, __________ radiation that the Earth receives from the Sun must equal the __________ radiation that the Earth emits to space.