unit 3 Atmosphere

Atmosphere

The gases that surround the Earth

What does Dark absorb

light

What does white do?

reflects

Albedo

The % of solar radiation reflected back into space

Lapse Rate

drop in temp as you go higher

What are the 5 layers of the Atmosphere

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

Troposphere

closest to the ground where weather occurs

Stratosphere

2nd layer in the Ozone Layer

Mesosphere

3rd layer where meteors burn up

Thermosphere

4th and thickest layer

Exosphere

end of the atmosphere

Fronts

leading edge of an air mass

What are the 5 types of front

Polar, warm, cold, stationary, occluded

what are the 4 types of air masses

Continental & maritime polar, conteintal & maritime tropical

2 factos that determine wind direction

Rotation of earth on its axis, location of high/low pressure air masses

Coriolis effect

The force created by the spinning of the earth resulting of curving test

what are the 3 types of winds

chinook, sea breeze, land breezes