Mastering Assignments introduction to the Atmosphere – Flashcards

Google Earth can display in scales ranging from the entire Earth down to street level. Google Earth uses satellite images wrapped around a 3D model of the Earth, aerial photography, and street-level photography.

by driving cars equipped with special cameras along the streets Cars are just one of the ways that the imagery is collected. Google also uses tricycles, walking, and trekker backpacks.

Tribe members used Google Earth to help fight against encroachment from logging activities. Because they were able to identify their local area on satellite images, they were able to delineate their tribal areas and then use this information in their fight against the encroachment.

Imagery in Google Earth showed villages that had been burned by Sudanese troops. The government response to the uprising in Darfur included ethnic cleansing and genocide with casualties estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

It convinced Columbus that China was much closer that it really was. Using Ptolomy's calculations, Martellus underestimated the circumference of the Earth by nearly 7,000 miles.

The Americas were shown without a complete west coast. Cartographers portrayed the New World in such a way that implied it was connected to Asia.

It is the first map to incorporate the name "America." The name America is derived from a Latin version of the name of Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who first showed that the West Indies were not part of Asia.

Weather Climate:

The ash and smoke could lead to an increase in clouds and fog. Global temperatures could decrease. The composition of the atmosphere affects climate and weather. In our eruption scenario, global temperatures could decrease and the ash and smoke could lead to an increase in clouds and fog.

North America As the video shows, seasonal variations in carbon dioxide concentrations are greater in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere. This is mainly because the Southern Hemisphere contains substantially less land area than the Northern Hemisphere, and thus fewer terrestrial plants exist in the Southern Hemisphere to go through these seasonal cycles of photosynthesis and respiration.

Greenland Throughout the video, Greenland is one of the countries with the highest levels of carbon dioxide concentrations overall.

The southern part of South America Over the course of the video, the southern part of South America has the lowest carbon dioxide concentrations, relative to the other choices.

is the study of the atmosphere and its related weather systems.

time period involved.

glacial ice.

Water

changes in plant growth that result in less CO2 being absorbed during the dormant season

Ozone

the weight of the air above.

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

troposphere.

Time Weather typically refers to the short term, such as rain or sun this afternoon. Climate is the generalized influence of weather over a long span of time.

time of sunrise and sunset Correct! Though a prediction of this phenomenon often accompanies weather reports, it is not considered one of the basic elements of weather. However, would you expect that the time of sunset and sunrise could affect the day's weather?

long-term climate data Correct! Weather for the past few days might give you an idea of a trend, but long-term climate data would give you a better idea of what to expect, as well as the extreme cases.

floods Correct! According to statistics, more fatalities were attributed to floods than any other weather-related cause between 1977 and 2006.

hurricanes During the time between 2004 and 2006, eight hurricanes resulted in over $6.5 billion dollars each in damages.

wind turbines The generation of electricity by wind turbines makes use of air movements within the atmosphere, but it is not thought to cause major disruption nor harmful side effects, even with increased application.

food and water Correct! Significant changes in weather patterns can cause drought, floods, and changes in precipitation patterns. These changes can dramatically influence agriculture and water quality.

nitrogen Nitrogen represents 78.08 percent of the specific gases that make up the atmosphere.

oxygen Though not the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, oxygen is vital to the survival of most organisms.

carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere is able to absorb heat generated by Earth and by humans, and thus influences heating of the atmosphere.

Oxygen

ozone

transportation

A reaction occurs between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds when exposed to sunlight near Earth's surface.

sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide

a decrease in the amount of ozone over Antarctica in September to October every year

crust

millibars

Air pressure on Pikes Peak is about 60 percent of air pressure found at sea level.

An altimeter correlates altitude with the atmospheric pressure outside the aircraft.

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

troposphere

ozone

You would experience a decrease in temperature as you climb.

10 degrees Celsius