Earth Science: Heat Transfer and Atmosphere

Radiation transfers through space in the form of visible light, conduction transfers through collisions of the atoms and molecules of a substance, and convection transfers through the motion of the liquid or gas caused by difference in density.

Insolation is energy from the sun that reaches Earth.

June 21 is the hottest time of the year in the northern hemisphere.

<p>Because that day is when the northern hemisphere has maximum insolation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Clean Air Act of 1970 identified six ways to reduce air pollution; new power plants and factories use modern pollution control technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nitrogen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A layer in the atmosphere that is above the mesosphere and increases temperature with altitude.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A layer of the Earth's atmosphere that decreases temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A clear, dry layer of the atmosphere that is above the tropopause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A molecule of oxygen that consists of three oxygen atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lowest layer of the atmosphere that decreases temperature with altitude.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lines that connect places with the same temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The portion of the thermosphere where the ionized due to the effects of the sun's rays.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The transfer of heat through the motion of the liquid or gas caused by difference in density.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An increase in temperature with an increase in altitude: occurs when a layer of cold air is trapped beneath a layer of warm air.</p> Signup and view all the answers