AtmosphereClimate_INDEX.pdf This is an index of all terms/ideas in this question bank. Question banks are organized into topics containing related terms/ideas. Each term/idea has at least one related question, possibly illustrated with a photo or diagram. Terms are italicized, and photo source information follows the term listing. All terms are listed in the order that they occur within the actual question bank. The file name listed after "Test Bank" is a lower quality, smaller image suitable for use on the web. The file name listed after "High Quality" is a larger and better quality image suitable for use in classroom presentations. Additional information regarding the photo/diagram sources can be found in the AtmosphereClimate_Captions.pdf file. Topic 01: Atmosphere - Definitions air No Picture aerosols No Picture cloud No Picture fog No Picture atm No Picture bar No Picture dewpoint temperature No Picture scattering No Picture aurora borealis No Picture aurora australis No Picture change of state No Picture latent heat of condensation No Picture temperature No Picture heat No Picture relative humidity No Picture Page 1 of 8
air pressure No Picture isobars No Picture Topic 02: Atmospheric Circulation Definitions coriolis effect No Picture adiabatic cooling No Picture adiabatic heating No Picture convergence zone No Picture divergence zone No Picture polar front No Picture polar cells No Picture Ferrel cells No Picture Hadley cells No Picture Topic 03: Climate and Environment Definitions climate No Picture greenhouse effect No Picture greenhouse gas No Picture ozone No Picture insolation No Picture acid rain No Picture Page 2 of 8
global warming No Picture carbon dioxide and methane - greenhouse gases No Picture El Niño No Picture chlorofluorocarbons No Picture La Niña No Picture monsoon No Picture radon No Picture ozone hole No Picture Topic 04: Weather Definitions weather No Picture front No Picture cold front No Picture warm front No Picture occluded front No Picture cyclonic flow No Picture anticyclonic flow No Picture wave cyclones No Picture tornado No Picture tropical disturbance No Picture hurricane No Picture Page 3 of 8
cyclone No Picture typhoon No Picture Topic 05: Atmosphere and Climate Thought troposphere temperature trend Test bank: [Atmos05_01.jpg] High quality: [atmos_nasa.jpg] mesosphere temperature trend Test bank: [Atmos05_01.jpg] High quality: [atmos_nasa.jpg] stratosphere temperature trend Test bank: [Atmos05_01.jpg] High quality: [atmos_nasa.jpg] thermosphere temperature trend Test bank: [Atmos05_01.jpg] High quality: [atmos_nasa.jpg] blue sky cause Test bank: [Atmos05_02.jpg] High quality: [Andes_CoroicoBOL.jpg] red sunset cause Test bank: [Atmos05_03.jpg] High quality: [Sunball_Rose_GBB_061603.jpg] effects of Earth's tilt Test bank: [Atmos05_04.jpg] High quality: [AtmosphereDiagram01.jpg] astronaut comfort Test bank: [Atmos05_05.jpg] High quality: [SpaceWalk_GPN-2000-001077_NASA.jpg] aurora cause Test bank: [Atmos05_06.jpg] High quality: [Aurora_STS039-342-28_lrg_NASA.jpg] Page 4 of 8
Topic 06: Atmosphere Composition - Thought Atmospheric composition earliest No Picture dominant gases in atmosphere Test bank: [Atmos06_01.jpg] High quality: [Atmosphere_Panorama_NASA.jpg] oxygen content - last 400 Ma Test bank: [Atmos06_01.jpg] High quality: [Atmosphere_Panorama_NASA.jpg] Atmospheric composition - 3.8 Ba No Picture Atmospheric composition - present No Picture Atmospheric composition - after photosynthesis No Picture slowing greenhouse effect Test bank: [Atmo06_02.jpg] High quality: [JungleTrail_Amazon_Peru.jpg] effect of losing ozone layer No Picture Topic 07: Atmospheric Processes - Thought troposphere Test bank: [Atmos07_01.jpg] High quality: [Lightning_nssl0013_NOAA.jpg] climate vs. weather-example Test bank: [Atmos07_01.jpg] High quality: [Lightning_nssl0013_NOAA.jpg] naming of tradewinds Test bank: [Atmos07_02.jpg] Page 5 of 8
High quality: [Globe_EastHem_NASA.jpg] heat transfer from equator to poles Test bank: [Atmos07_03.jpg] High quality: [hadleycell_nasa.jpg] main cause of coriolis effect Test bank: [Atmos07_03.jpg] High quality: [hadleycell_nasa.jpg] equator vs. polar regions-effect of sun's rays Test bank: [Atmos07_02.jpg] High quality: [Globe_EastHem_NASA.jpg] effects of el nino No Picture asian monsoon-characterized Test bank: [Atmos07_04.jpg] High quality: [Monsoon_ISS004-E-12798_NASA.jpg] Topic 08: Definition - thermosphere Definition - mesosphere Definition - stratosphere Definition - troposphere Definition - mesopause Page 6 of 8
Definition - tropopause Definition - stratopause Definition - homosphere Definition - heterosphere Definition - ionosphere Topic 09: northern North America - cold humid climate SE U.S. and Europe - Subtropical North American Cordillera - high and dry climate Amazon Basin - tropical climate North American and Siberian tundra - high and cold climate Page 7 of 8
Greenland - subpolar and polar climate North and south Africa - dry climate Australia - dry climate Central Africa - tropical climate Coastal BC and Alaska - marine subtropical climate Page 8 of 8