ERSC 2700 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ice Age, Thermosphere, Rise Time
23 Feb 2016
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They are all greenhouse gases: name the four zones of the atmosphere in order of distance from the earth. The troposphere is where the weather is made and has the thickest air. The stratosphere protects humans from poisonous uv rays: define relative humidity . Relative humidity is the amount of vapour relative to what the air at that temperature and pressure can hold. It rains or snows when the humidity exceeds what an air mass can hold: warm air rises and expands, producing _______ when cooler air is drawn in to take its place. Day by day rotation of the earth causes air masses to more. Caused by humans: name four processes that can remove anthropogenic particles and chemicals that get into our atmosphere. Sedimentation gravity pulling down the particles. Precipitation pollutants getting attached to the rain or snow that falls. Oxidation changes the chemical properties allowing oxygen to get attached to the chemical.
