1. Distinguish between weather and climate? 2. List the basic element of weather

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1. Distinguish between weather and climate?

2. List the basic element of weather and climate.

3. What are the two major components of clean, dry air?

4. What source is responsible for the most pollution?

5. Why is Ozone important to life on Earth?

6. The atmosphere is divided vertically into four layers on the basis of temperature. List the names of these layers in order (from lowest to highest) and describe how temperature changes in each layer.

7. Why do temperatures increase in the Stratosphere?

8. Describe the three basic mechanisms of heat transfer.

9. Describe the process in which Earth’s atmosphere is heated.

CHAPTER 17 REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Summarize the processes by which water changes from one state of matter to another.

2. Explain the principle of the sling psychrometer.

3. Why does air cool when it rises through the atmosphere?

4. How do orographic lifting and frontal wedging act to force air to rise?

5. Explain why the Great Basin area of the Western United States is so dry.

6. What is the function of the condensation nuclei in cloud formation?

7. Why are high clouds always thin?

8. What is the difference between precipitation and condensation?

9. List the forms of precipitation and the circumstances of their formation.

Explanation / Answer

1) weather reflects short term changes whereas climate is the average daily weather of an area

2) temperature, pressure,wind,humidity and precipitation

3) nitrogen and oxygen

4)industrial and automobile waste

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