ES Mar 7 and Mar 8
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
7:27 AM
Convection in the atmosphere:
https://youtu.be/aArp_4UJS2c
Convection in the ocean:
https://youtu.be/_1ikuya0ng4
Convection in the Earth:
https://youtu.be/w-4AG4UwCiQ
Convection in the Sun and a review of all other videos:
https://youtu.be/RoKC-ofjvkQ
Atmosphere and Weather is what we are studying.
Quiz: In a full length paragraph (5 to 7 sentences) compare and contrast
the kind of convection we are studying right now which is atmospheric
convection to at least one other type of convection such as convection in
the earth, oceans, or sun.
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to the earth
to furthest away AND basic information about each layer.
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There will be a quiz on Wednesday morning:
1. Name the layers in order from the Earth.
2. What layer has the ozone layer?
3. What layer has the Aurora Borealis?
4. What layer has the weather?
5. Why does the atmosphere allow life on Earth?
What are the two main gasses in the atmosphere?
Oxygen is the second largest amount ~20%
Nitrogen is largest amount ~79
What is the greenhouse effect?
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What is the greenhouse effect?
GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
HEATING UP THE PLANET
What are the gases? Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane - from
farts, water vapor,
Terrestrial radiation is heat radiation FROM earth's surface in the form of
infrared waves which have a longer wavelength
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There IS NOT a quiz today (Wednesday March 8). I have decided to put it
off until tomorrow. Tomorrow there will be an open note quiz. In addition
to the questions I warned you would be on the quiz yesterday shown
below in blue, you need to be able to answer the following questions in
black also.
Name the layers in order from the Earth.
What layer has the ozone layer?
What layer has the Aurora Borealis?
What layer has the weather?
Why does the atmosphere allow life on Earth?
What are the two main gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What has happened to the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere in the
last 50 years?
What is the radiation that comes from the Sun called?
What is terrestrial radiation? Where does it come from? How do we get
more of it than usual?
Compare and contrast convection of air for weather with convection of
mantle which causes plate tectonics.
Name 3 greenhouse gases.
What is the greenhouse effect?
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