Layers of the atmosphere
The layer of gases that surround earth
What is the atmosphere?
Materials that change color in the presence of acids or bases
What is an Indicator?
The changing of a liquid to gas
What is evaporation?
Lines that connect places with equal air pressure
What are isobars?
Pure substances that cannot be broken down into any simpler substances
What are elements?
The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the earth
What is the troposphere?
Metal that is soft and extremely reactive
What are Alkali Metals?
The changing of a gas to a liquid
What is condensation?
A large region of the atmosphere in which the air has similar properties throughout
What is an air mass?
A substance formed from the chemical combination of two or more elements that then act as a unique substance
What is a compound?
A layer of the atmosphere where jets fly normally
What is the stratosphere?
Metal that react slowly with other substances
What is transition Metals?
Clouds that appear in blanketlike layers
What are stratus clouds?
When cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
The element symbol for xenon
What is Xe?
The coldest layer of the atmosphere
What is the mesosphere?
Nonmetals that don't react naturally with other substances
What are noble gases?
Clouds that are billowy, puffy clouds that rise from flat bottoms
What are cumulus clouds?
The boundary between two air masses
What is a front?
A chart that shows the elements in order of increasing atomic number
What is the periodic table?
The layer of the atmosphere where space shuttles orbit
What is the thermosphere?
A liquid with a pH of 13
What is drain cleaner?
Something water vapor can be measured as
What is humidity?
When a cold front catches up with a warm front
What is an occluded front?
The element symbol for mercury
What is Hg?