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Name: ________________________ Atmosphere Review Sheet 1. List three properties of air and give an example of a demonstration that illustrates each. 2. How are pressure, temperature and volume related? 3. Define the following: Radiation: Conduction : Convection: 4. Why does temperature vary from place to place on Earth's surface? 5. Does land or water heat faster? Why? 6. Describe Earth's early atmosphere: 7. What are the major components of Earth’s present atmosphere? 8. What forms wind? 9. Draw and label a diagram of a sea breeze and a land breeze. 10. Examine the isobars on the following weather map: A. Is there a low or high pressure system over Utah, Colorado and Wyoming? B. What is the weather probably like in this area? C. What type of pressure system is over the Southeastern U.S.? D. What is the weather probably like in this area? E. Where is it the windiest? F. What type of weather is associated with high and low pressure systems? 11. Create a diagram of the layers of the atmosphere and label the following structures. Thermosphere Stratosphere Troposphere Mesosphere Ozone Layer Meteors burn up Clouds Airplanes Aurora Birds Satellites Mountains Temp. increases Temp. decreases Temp. increases Temp. decreases EARTH 12. Draw a diagram of the carbon cycle and include the following terms: carbon dioxide (CO2), diffusion in oceans, fossil fuel emissions, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition 13. Describe how humans have influenced the Earth’s atmosphere in the following ways: Cause of Problem Effects Solutions Acid Rain Global Warming/ Climate Change Ozone Depletion 14. Is the hole in the ozone layer related to global warming/climate change? Why or why not? 15. What are particulates and where can they come from?