Atmospheric Layers
Atmospheric Gasses
Heat Transfer
Temperatures
Pressure/Temperature/Density
100
The layer closest to Earth's surface
What is the Troposphere
100
This is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is Nitrogen
100
This is the type of heat transfer that happens between objects that are touching
What is conduction
100
Boiling temperature of water in Fahrenheit
What is 212 degrees
100
In a closed system such as a football, what would decreasing the temperature do to pressure
What is decrease the pressure
200
The layer that holds the ozone layer
What is the Stratosphere
200
This is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is oxygen
200
This is the type of heat transfer that uses electromagnetic waves such as infrared waves to transfer heat
What is radiation
200
Absolute zero in Kelvin
What is 0
200
In a closed system, what does warm air do to the density
What is decrease the density
300
The 2 layers that get warmer as elevation increases
What is the stratosphere and the thermosphere
300
This is the 3rd most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is Argon
300
This is the type of heat transfer that happens when hot material rises and cool material sinks in a circular loop
What is convection
300
The term for the average amount of kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in a system
What is temperature
300
In a system with constant temperature and volume, what would increasing the number of molecules do to the density
What is Increase the density
400
The boundary between the stratopause and mesosphere
What is the stratopause
400
This type of gas can vary between 0% and 4% of the atmosphere
What is water vapor
400
The 2 states of matter that most often have convection for their heat exchange
What is liquid and gas
400
Absolute zero in Celcius
What is -273 degrees
400
What causes air pressure
What is the weight of the overlying air molecules
500
The 2 layers that decrease in temperature as elevation increases
What is the troposphere and the mesosphere
500
This is the chemical composition of ozone
What is O3
500
The percentage amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface
What is 50%
500
The term for atoms not having any movement or energy
What is absolute zero
500
What happens to a mass of air as it rises
What is it expands and cools
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