Sec7 THe Atmosphere

The two most abundant compounds in the atmosphere are?

carbon dioxide and water vapor
Atmospheric pressure is measured with what?

a barometer
What is removed from the air though condesation and precipitation

water vapor
The fraction of solar energy reaching earth that is reflected

albedo
What percentage of the solar energy that reches earth is absorbed by the land, oceans and atmosphere?

about 70%
Narrow bands of high-speed winds that blow in the upper atmosphere are called?

jet streams
Prevailing winds that blow throughout the contiguous United States are called?

westerlies
What can intesify the effect of smog when cool, polluted ground air is trapped by warm air?

Temperature inversions
A harmful effect of a temperature inversion is called?

smog

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Sec7 THe Atmosphere

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Science Final

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2011-06-12T20:48:56Z

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