EVPP 108 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rain Shadow, Cloud Albedo, Biome

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Environmental Science and Public Policy
• Course: EVPP 108
• Professor: Kim Largen

Document Summary

Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for providing the air that we breathe on the earth? the troposphere. __________ pulls gas molecules toward the earth"s surface, causing air to be. The earth"s ozone layer that limits damaging solar radiation striking the planet is found in the __________. stratosphere. This layer of the atmosphere contains 75% of the atmosphere"s molecules, is closest to the planet"s surface, is constantly mixing, and gives us our weather. troposphere. The relative humidity is the ________. amount of water vapor a given volume of air holds compared to the maximum amount it could hold at a given temperature. Temperature increases with altitude through most of the stratosphere because. ________. heat is released when oxygen and ozone absorb the sun"s uv radiation. The earth"s atmosphere is mostly composed of ________. nitrogen and oxygen. __________ describes the pattern of atmospheric conditions across larger geographic regions over years, decades or centuries.