ERAU WW WEAX201Module 1: Ch 1-2 NAME:____________________________1. Recreate the diagram on page 11 of your textbook (Figure 1.10) showing each layer of the atmosphere, how the temperature of each layer changes with height, label the transition zones between each layer, and locate where the maximum concentration of ozone is located. Why does the temperature increase in the Stratosphere? 2. What are the most abundant gasses that make up the atmosphere and what are the approximate percentages in terms of breaking down of the atmosphere by its components? (hint…there are two gasses that comprise99 percent and the rest make up only 1 percent).3. What are the three ways in which energy is transferred through the atmosphere? Briefly describe each process:4. Define the following terms:a. ALBEDOb. Aerosolsc. Wavelength (as it applies to radiation)5. Why is the sky blue? (hint: look at page 44-46 (focus section) of the text)6. What are three of the most important “variable” gases in the atmosphere (the component gases that vary in concentration from place to
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