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Meteorology 1
Review
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3. Identify the layers of the
atmosphere in order starting with
the layer closest to the Earth.
• Troposphere, stratosphere,
mesosphere, thermosphere
4. Identify the layer of the atmosphere being
described.
A. Airplanes fly here
• Stratosphere
B. We live in this layer
• Troposphere
C. Meteors burn up here
• Mesophere
D. Ozone layer found here
• Stratosphere
E. Layer with highest
temp
• Thermosphere
F. Where different
weather occurs
• Troposphere
G. The ionosphere is
found here
• Thermosphere
5. Identify the most abundant gas in the
atmosphere.
• Nitrogen (78%)
6. Where is the ozone layer located in the
atmosphere?
• stratosphere
7. Identify the hottest and coldest layers of
the atmosphere.
• Hottest = thermosphere
• Coldest = mesophere
6. What happens to
temperature in the mesophere
as height increases?
decreases
7. Which layer is 70km high?
Mesosphere
8. In what layer can the
temperature rise to 200C?
thermosphere
9. What type of surfaces absorb
more heat?
• Dark surfaces
10. Identify the type of heat
transfer in which the ground heats
the atmosphere.
• conduction
11. What is the difference between
conduction and convection?
• Conduction occurs when the ground
heats the air by direct contact.
• Convection occurs when the air is
heated by warm air rising and cool air
sinking.
12. How is the surface of the Earth
heated?
• radiation
13. If you feel the heat in the
handle of a cooking pot, that
heat was transferred to the
handle by
a. Convection
b. Conduction
c. Radiation
14. A sunburn is caused by which
method of heat transfer?
a. Radiation
b. Convection
c. Conduction
d. Visible Light
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18. How is the pH of acid rain different
from the pH of normal rain?
• pH of acid rain is lower than normal
rain
19. Explain the negative affects of acid
rain.
Can affect crops, organisms living in
the water, damage buildings
20. How is smog formed?
• Pollutants in the air react with
sunlight
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The acid rain can damage the surface of these statues and monuments over
time.
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Pollutants have created holes in certain areas of the ozone layer which lets
more UV through which increases the risk of skin cancer.
24. Explain what is causing ozone
depletion.
•CFC’s break down ozone layer 
more UV reaches surface of earth
25. Explain one negative effect of
ozone depletion.
•Increased risk of skin cancer
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May (Highest for each year is in May)
Burning of fossil fuels, deforestation
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• Rising sea levels
• Coastal flooding
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33. What is global warming?
• Increase of earths temp over time
34. What causes global warming?
• Increases amount of greenhouse gases which
absorb heat
35. Identify a greenhouse gas.
• Carbon dioxide
36. Describe one possible effect of global warming.
• Ice caps are melting which can lead to increased
sea levels
• Climate changes which can lead to food
shortages
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39. Label each air mass below. Use
abbreviations.
mP
mP
mP
mT
cP
mT
cT
mT
40. For each air mass below, identify its name, and
describe the weather in each one.
A. cP
• Dry and cool
B. cT
• Dry and warm
C. mP
• Humid and cool
D. cT
• Humid and warm.
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