Earth Science Quiz #8

What layer of the atmosphere is the Ozone layer in

stratosphere

The process where light bounces off the Earth and gets trapped in the atmosphere

Greenhouse Effect

Isolation

Heat from the Sun to Earth

Angle of Isolation

The angle at which the suns rays strike the Earth surface

Why do the earths poles get less isolation

because of its higher angle of isolation

ODS

Ozone Depleting Substances

Climate Change

The long term shift in overall weather conditions in a region

Primary cause of increased ODS

Fossil fuels

UV

Ultra Violet light

IR

infrared

What kind of wavelengths do UV rays have

short wavelenght

What kind of wavelenghts do IR rays have

long wavelenghts

Why are ODS bad

They stop Ozone reformation 

Why do we need the Ozone layer

to protect us from UV-B rays

The two types of UV rays

UV-A and UV-B

Global Warming

The long term increase in average global tempuratures

Radiation

the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves without the need for a medium

Conduction

the transfer of heat by contact

Convection

the vertical transfer of heat by current

Advection

the horizontal transfer of heat by wind

Albedo

the reflectiveness of a surface