ENV 151 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Interaction, Thermosphere, Heat Capacity
13 Dec 2018
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Chapter 16: write two brief statements about your current location: one that relates to weather and one that relates to climate. It is a quantity or property that is measured regularly: list the basic elements of weather and climate. Water vapor is an important greenhouse gas that makes the planet habitable. It also contains huge amounts of latent heat that provide the power for weather systems globally. Aerosols are small solid particles suspended in the air. It is important because it blocks much of the harmful uv radiation from the sun. Only a tiny fraction of earth"s gases exist at the top of the thermosphere and it is difficult to determine where it ends: the atmosphere is divided vertically into four layers, on the basis of temperature. List and describe these layers in order, from lowest to highest. In which layer does practically all our weather occur: troposphere temperature decreases with increasing height.
