ATMOSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam

ATMOSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam:

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KQ1

Composition, Temperature and Air Density of:  Troposphere; Stratosphere; Mesopshere; Thermosphere

Radiation Absorbance in Troposphere and Interaction with Stratosphere

Albedo

Troposphere impact on Weather

KQ2

Variation in Insolation

Regions of High and Low Pressure (Air Movement)

Global and Local Wind Systems

Effect of Land and Ocean Currents on Wind Patterns

Rain Shadow

Location/Features of Climates of: Equatorial Area; Tropical Desert; Savannah and Monsoon; Warm Temperate Climates; Sub-Arctic

Formation/Characteristics of Anticyclones and Cyclones

Temperate Frontal Depressions

Weather Forecasting Terms/Maps

KQ3

CFCs/Ozone Layer Depletion

CO2 and Methane contributions to Global Warming

Effects of Global Warming: sea levels, storm intensity, and climatic change, etc.

Acid Rain Formation (SO2 and NOx)

Acid Rain Effects

Tropospheric Ozone formation from NOx, VOCs, and Sunlight

Noise Pollution

Urban Smog

Temperature Inversion

Areas on Air Pollution within Urban Environment

KQ4

Reduction of Emissions through: Flue Gases; Alt. Energy; Afforestation; CFC reduction

Alt. Energy Methods to Reduce Pollution (Wind, HEP, Nuclear, Solar)

Kyoto Protocol and Other International Agreements to Reduce Pollution and Greenhouse Gases

Noise Reduction Strategies