Wednesday, May 18, 2016

ATMOSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam

ATMOSPHERE Vocab Terms & Topics Needed for the Exam:

Look over these...if you don't know them, define, make flash cards, and study!!!

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

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