What does the atmosphere do

What is the envelope of gases held around the planet by gravity that acts as “the worlds biggest membrane”?

• atmosphere

• atmosphere

• atmosphere

• atmosphere

What three elements make up the primary constituents of the atmosphere closest to Earth’s surface?

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

What is the correct volume of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon that make up the atmosphere

• 78,21,.9

• 78,21,.9

• 78,21,.9

• 78,21,.9

What does the ozone layer filter out

• Suns UV rays

• Suns UV rays

• Suns UV rays

• Suns UV rays

The energy given off by the sun and moving through our atmosphere is really electromagnetic radiation, or different _____ of energy that travel away from the surface of an object. _____ objects - the sun, the earth, our skin - are constantly emitting waves of electromagnetic radiation.

• Wavelengths, All

• Wavelengths, All

• Wavelengths, All

• Wavelengths, All

The atmosphere balances what two types of energy?

• Shortwave solar energy, Longwave energy

• Shortwave solar energy, Longwave energy

• Shortwave solar energy, Longwave energy

• Shortwave solar energy, Longwave energy

What is the balancing act called when it balances the two types of energy

• Atmospheric energy budget

• Atmospheric energy budget

• Atmospheric energy budget

• Atmospheric energy budget

What three common types of energy transfers does it use

• conduction convection and radiation

• conduction convection and radiation

• conduction convection and radiation

• conduction convection and radiation

What does this absorption of longwave terrestrial radiation called

• The natural greenhouse effect

• The natural greenhouse effect

• The natural greenhouse effect

• The natural greenhouse effect

What is another name for the gases that absorb that radiation called?

• greenhouse gasses

• greenhouse gasses

• greenhouse gasses

• greenhouse gasses