Atmosphere
The atmosphere is composed mainly of
nitrogen
The gases surrounding a planet?
Atmosphere
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
What are two ways weather can be measured?
Themometer, barometer, temp, air pressure
This causes the planets to stay to orbit around the sin
gravity
Which gas is released into the atmosphere by plants as they photosynthesis?
oxygen
The center of some planets
Rocky core
Inner planets
What is the air pressures usually like on sunny days?
high pressures
This known as dirty snow ball
comet
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere by green plants?
Carbon dioxide
Earth's magnetic field traps harmful particles from the sun, concentrating them into belts of radiations called ________________
Van Allen
99.9% of the mass of the solar system comes from the
SUN
How are weather and climate related?
weather current condition while climate is the overall condition
The third planet from the sun is
Earth
Atmosphere pressure _________ with _________ altitude.
decreases, increased
What is the greenhouse affect?
Trapping of heat in earths atmosphere by certain gases
The planet is furthest from the sun and is named after Roman god of the Sea
Neptune
How do cold air and warm air act differently
warm air rises, cold air falls
The space shuttle orbits in this layer
thermosphere
The density of our atmosphere ____________________ with an increase in altitude
stays the same
What is the weight of a one square inch column of atmosphere?
14.7
This planet is tilted on its side
Uranus
What is climate?
average weather over a long period of time
What is our largest planet? and how many rings does it have?
Jupiter, 4