🌫️ Sky High Layers
When an atom turns into an ion, we say it has been _________ed
Ionized
What is temperature
Energy that is transferred as a consequence of temperature differences
What is heat
The transfer of heat energy through a liquid or gas currents
What is Convection
The force (weight) applied over a unit of area
What is pressure?
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The process by which certain gases trap heat that radiates from Earth
What is the Greenhouse Effect
The mass of air surrounding a planet
This element composes 78 percent of the Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
The pressure the atmosphere exerts on all objects within it
what is Atmospheric pressure
The transfer of heat energy from molecule to molecule by contact
The southern lights are also called this ______
Aurora Australis
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In general, how does atmospheric pressure change with altitude?
It lessens or decreases
What is the elevation of Mt Kiliminjaro
5.96 Km
The Earth's atmosphere is divided into which two regions?
Homosphere and Heterosphere
Molecular movement with heat, faster molecules transfer energy to ______ _______
slower molecules
Our atmosphere is divided into 5 distinct layers:
Troposhere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
Convection currents contribute to the formation of _______
clouds
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What does the acronym NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A device that measures atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer?
The Aurora Borealis appears in this hemisphere
Northern
Radio transmitters can use this portion of the Earth's atmosphere because radio transmitters can use it to increase their range
Ionosphere
Name the 8 planets of our solar system without looking in the book
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
14.7 pounds per square inch
What is the average value of atmospheric pressure at sea level
This atmospheric layer contains almost all the Earth's water vapor, so most of the Earth's weather takes place here:
Troposphere
Why is a barometer that uses Mercury is much easier to work with than one that uses water
because Mercury is a much denser liquid