Layers of the Atmosphere
This layer is above the troposphere.
What is the stratosphere?
Although the measured temperature in THIS LAYER is very hot, it would actually feel very "cold" to us because the total energy of only a few air molecules residing there would not be enough to transfer any appreciable heat to our skin.
What is Thermosphere?
These atoms make up CFC's
What is Chlorine, Flourine, Carbon
What is the temperature gradient?
Used to measure pressure in the atmosphere
What is a barometer?
This layer's name comes from the fact that it is in the is the "middle".
What is the mesosphere?
This layer is where all of our weather occurs.
What is the Troposphere?
Scientists discovered that this atom can break ozone down into oxygen in the Ozone Layer.
What is Chlorine?
This is the energy that is transferred as a consequence of temperature differences?
What is heat?
Average atmospheric pressure in pounds per square inch at sea level
What is 14.7lbs/inch squared
The first layer of the atmosphere where we live.
What is the troposphere?
The ozone layer is mainly found within this Layer.
What is the stratosphere?
We shorten this term to CFC.
What is Chlorofluorocarbons?
This is the measure of the energy of random motion in a substance's molecules
What is temperature?
In the unit of atmospheric pressure mmHg. Hg stands for this.
What is Mercury?
The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
What is Exosphere?
In this LAYER, various types of radiation from the sun collide with the atoms and rip some of the electrons away from them.
What is Ionosphere?
As part of the complicated issue on CFCs some will discuss the Ozone Hole that exists over this continent.
What is Antarctica?
In the Troposphere, higher altitude, and less greenhouse gases result in this temperature feeling.
These are the result of high energy collisions between ionized particles in the ionosphere.
What are the auroras? or What is the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis?
Layers of the atmosphere that serve as a transition area between the layers. (name all four). Hint: Don't "pause" too long answering this question.
What is the Tropopause, Stratopause, Mesopause, Thermopause??
The earth's atmosphere can be divided into these TWO GENERAL layers.
What are the homosphere and heterosphere?
In the Mesosphere the lack of Ozone make the temperature feel like this?
What is cooler?
What is because there is equal air and pressure inside the can as well. ie. Pushing to the outside.