Atmosphere Gases
Nitrogen
takes up 78% of the Atmosphere
Name the three prefixes for the Attitude of clouds and there altitude range.
Cirro-----above 20,000 feet
Alto------between 6,000 and 20,000 feet
fog-------below 6,000 feet
What is the scientific method?
what is evaporation?
When water changes from gas to liquid.
What is radiation?
When invisible rays from the sun heat up earths surface.
What is the Troposphere?
-lowest layer
-all weather
-0km-12km
Why are parties on the moon boring?
Because it has no atmosphere.
What is oxygen
It takes up 21% of the atmosphere and we breath it in
Name the three prefixes for cloud appearance and their meanings.
Nimbo----------------rain
Cumulo---------------heap
Strato-----------------layers
What is a dependent variable?
A variable that depends on the independent variable.
What is condensation?
When water vapor condenses into a cloud.
What is conduction?
The direct transfer of heat energy from one substance to another that ate touching.
What is the stratosphere?
-ozone layer
-12km-50km
What is carbon dioxide?
It is a trace gas that plants need and we breathe out.
How are clouds made?
The condensation of water vapor.
What is a independent variable?
The one variable that is is different in a experiment.
What is precipitation?
When the air molecules in a cloud are so saturated that they can not hold the water anymore and the water turns to liquid.
What is convection?
The circular movement of heat energy from hotter substances to cooler ones.
What is the Mesosphere?
Protects the earth from meteors 50 km-80 km
What is wind?
A horizontal movement of air from high air pressure to low air pressure(also affected by the earths rotation).
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
A big thunderstorm producing cloud(THE BIG ONE).
What are the controlled variables in a experiment?
The variables that are all the same in the observed objects of an experiment.
What is transpiration?
When plants release water.
Name the types of sun rays?
cosmetic rays, gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, microwaves, short radio waves and long radio waves.
What Layers are in the thermosphere?
Ionosphere,Exosphere and the Thermosphere
What is air pressure and how does it change?
Air pressure is the amount of weight air is pressing down on earth based on how dense it is. Air pressure is change by convection currents in the air.
What are cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds made of?
Ice crystals.
What is the difference observation and an inference?
An inference is a thought an observation is something you see.
What is Accumulation?
When water gathers up again.
What are uv rays?
They are invisible rays that heat the earths surface.
What is the thermosphere?
Hottest layer of the earth