AIR PRESSURE
what is Air Density?
The amount of mass in a given volume of air.
what is Troposphere?
0-12 km above Earth's surface
this is also known as Northern lights
aurora borealis
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
The biggest producer of Carbon Monoxide is
Transportation
A warm or hot body of air.
Tropical air mass
what is atmosphere?
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
this is the distance above sea level
altitude
What percent of the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen?
78
Secondary pollutants are formed from the reaction of
Primary pollutants
A large volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.
Air mass
what is altitude?
height and/or distance above sea level.
amount of mass in a given volume is this
density
What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Oxygen
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
Carbon monoxide
Higher up the mountain you go
Air pressure and density both decrease
Stratosphere
home of the ozone layer
gaseous form of H2O
water vapor
Why does water vapor in the atmosphere vary?
different amounts of water, evaporate at different rates.
Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?
Lungs
Earth's atmosphere is pressuring each square inch with a force of what?
14.7 pounds per square inch.
Stratosphere and Thermosphere
Temperature INCREASES in these TWO layers.
this is made up of 3 atoms of oxygen
ozone
What is the function of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Absorbs Heat
For measuring how acidic or basic something is, the ________________ scale is used
pH