How was the atmosphere formed?
Who was the "father of chemistry"?
What is Nitrogen's most significant role in the atmosphere?
The most abundant gas in the hemisphere is...
The largest carbon reservoir in the carbon cycle is found in....
2 things that help convert atmospheric nitrogen to a usable organic form?
The gas called ozone is composed of....
Nearly every year, a thin spot in the ozone layer develops over....
Which atmospheric layer directly affects radio communications on Earth?
Which layer is most effective in protecting the earth from a solar flare?
(T or F) Sunny with scattered clouds causes the earth to absorb more heat from the sun than when the weather is clear, cold, and has low humidity.
Concentrated solar energy occurs when the rays from the sun.....
The earths surface warms the air directly above it. This is an example of....
Is the greenhouse warming of the earth directly affected by variations of oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
Name 4 things that can be caused by the excessive exposure to UV rays in humans?
Many creationists believe that the atmosphere is part of the _______________, which God created between the waters below and the waters above.
Priestley, Scheele, and Lavoisier are credited with the discovery of ....
Aircraft that travel long distances fly in this layer to avoid storm and benefit from the jet streams.
The coldest temperatures are found at the top of this layer in the atmosphere.
This region extending thousands of kilometers into space includes the Van Allen belts.
2 examples of greenhouse gases are....
What is the single most significant difference between the homosphere and the heterosphere?
How can technicians on the ground communicate with the International Space Station if radio waves reflect off the ionosphere?
What is the relationship between America's first artificial satellite, Explorer 1, and the Van Allen Belts?
This is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth.
This is the steady temperature change associated with altitude change.
These are fast winds that travel in paths in the stratosphere.
This is the rate of solar energy flow that reaches the earth.
This is an indirect warming of the atmosphere.
What is the name of the mixture of gases that extends up to 80km (50 mi)?
Which temperature layers are included in the homosphere?
In which temperature layer do most people live?
Name the gases that make up the heterosphere.
What gas or gases make up the exosphere?
The hottest layer of the atmosphere?
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
If the ozone layer extends from about 20km (12 mi) to 50km (31 mi) above the earth's surface, in which temperature layer does it fall?
The ionosphere extends upward from 75km (47 mi) to a height of about 500km (311 mi). Which two temperature layers are not contained within the ionosphere?
Old-earth scientists believed that the early earth had no free ________________ in it's atmosphere.
The __________________ is not clearly mentioned in the Genesis Creation account.
The percentages of gases in the _____________________ remain relatively constant.
T or F.
Since warm air rises, the troposphere is the coolest layer of the atmosphere.
Most, but not all of the atmospheric layers have __________.
Ammonia is a compound that contains ______________________.
Auroras occur when charged particles escape from the ________________ and collide with gas molecules in the ionosphere.
Although we only get a ____________part of the sun's energy, it is enough to sustain all life on earth.
These are a form of thermal radiation.
What does the Haber Bosch process accomplish?
How does the Haber-Bosch process support the Creation Mandate?
How does the atmosphere give evidence for divine design?