A. Carbon dioxide is not present in the troposphere.
B. Carbon dioxide is produced by green plants during photosynthesis.
C. Carbon dioxide is the most plentiful gas in the atmosphere.
D. Carbon dioxide absorbs longwave terrestrial radiation.
E. Carbon dioxide is decreasing in concentration in the atmosphere.
A. In the stratosphere
B. In the thermosphere
C. In the troposphere
D. In the tropopause
E. None of the above
A. Ozone provides oxygen for animals to breathe.
B. Ozone absorbs longwave terrestrial radiation, which helps keep the atmosphere warm.
C. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet light.
D. Ozone is an essential element for organisms.
E. Ozone is needed by plants for photosynthesis.
A. The thermosphere has the highest air pressure of any layer of the atmosphere.
B. The thermosphere is the hottest layer in the atmosphere, because it has the most carbon dioxide.
C. The thermosphere is hot because molecules in it absorb the high energy, short wavelengths of radiation from the Sun.
D. The thermosphere is the coldest layer in the atmosphere.
E. The thermosphere is hot because it absorbs infrared radiation from the ground.
A. Transmission
B. Conduction
C. Reflection
D. Absorption
E. Albedo
A. Radio waves
B. X rays
C. Visible light
D. Infrared light
E. Gamma rays
A. A mirror
B. Fresh snow in the Arctic
C. Moist, plowed soil
D. A thick cloud
E. Pack ice near Antarctica
A. It does not heat the atmosphere.
B. It has a different wavelength than the incoming energy.
C. It is usually shortwave energy, like visible light, which does not penetrate the atmopshere.
D. It heats the atmosphere by absorption.
E. None of the above.
A. The transfer of heat energy from one molecule to another
B. The upward movement of warm air
C. A change in wavelength of electromagnetic energy
D. The bending of light
E. The horizontal movement of cool air
A. It is destroyed.
B. It heats up the surrounding air as evaporation takes place.
C. It is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecules.
D. It will never be available again.
E. It is conducted back to the liquid water.