Atmosphere
This is the mass of air surrounding the planet (Earth).
What is the 'Atmosphere'?
Pg 468
This is the transfer of energy by waves through air or empty space.
What is 'Radiation'?
Pg 479
This is the largest planet in the solar system and is known by its big, red swirling mark.
What is 'Jupiter'?
Pg 489
In lab 13.2, this was used to created a difference in pressure inside and outside of the aluminum cans.
What is 'hot and cold'?
Pg 474
This instruments measures air preassure in bars and gets its name from this unit of measure.
What is a 'Barometer'?
Pg 476
OF all the gases in the atmosphere, this is the most abundant at 78%.
What is 'Nitrogen'?
Pg 468
This form of energy transferal is responsible for cloud formation.
What is 'Convection'?
Pg 480
The robotic space probes Spirit and Opportunity were landed on Mars in search of this.
What is 'Water'?
Pg 489
In lab 13.3, the balloon increasing in size showed this happening to the air pressure inside the bottle due to the warming of air.
What is 'Increasing'?
Pg 481
As you go up through the layers of atmosphere, the air pressure does this.
What is 'Decreases'?
Pg 477
This is where carbon dioxide comes from (hint, includes a fuel source).
What is 'Combustion (reaction)'?
Pg 472
This is the word used to describe when energy is transferred as a consequence o temperature differences.
What is 'Heat'?
Pg 482
NASA has been active since this year.
What is '1958'?
Pg 489
In both labs 13.2 and 13.3, this was the medium, or substance, used to transfer the heat energy which produced the results of the lab.
What is 'Water'?
Pg both labs
Warm air ______ while cold air ______.
What are 'Rises and Falls'?
Pg 476
This is the force (weight) applied over a unit of area.
Pg 472
The transfer of energy within the atmosphere, hydrosphere and Earth's surface occurs due to radiation, _______ and ________.
What are 'Convection and Conduction'?
Pg 479
This is the abbreviation for the large space station orbiting Earth, where many experiments being done that can only happen in zero gravity.
What is the 'ISS'?
Pg 490
In lab 13.2 where the aluminum cans were heated up and placed into cold water, the cans were deformed (crushed) due to this in preassure.
What is 'Difference'?
Pg 474
This is a measure of the energy of random motion in a substance's molecules.
What is 'Temperature'?
Pg 483
This is caused primarily by methane, water vapor and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere trapping energy radiating from Earth.
What is 'The Greenhouse Effect'?
Pg 470
The Aurora Borealis is a phenomena found in this part of the atmosphere due tot he energy it contains interacting with the Earth's magnetic field.
What is the 'Ionosphere'?
Pg 487
This is the study of planets and their systems, including moons, rings, gas clouds and so on.
What is 'Planetary Science'?
Pg 488
This is the final part of any lab when writing your report.
What is 'Make connections to the text'?
Pg all lab conclusions
At sea level, the earth is being pushed down on by the atmosphere with this average weight.
What is '14.7 pounds per inch2'?
Pg 473 (Think about this)