Layers of the Atmosphere
Layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth
What is troposphere?
Heat transfer by direct contact, by collisions of particles in a substance
What is conduction?
The freezing point of water is.....
What is 0°C?
The temperature where saturation occurs and condensation begins.
What is dew point?
The dry gases that surround the earth...
What is air?
Layer of the atmosphere closest to space; where satellites fly
What is the exosphere?
Heat transfer through space in the form of electromagnetic waves
What is radiation?
The boiling point of water....
What is 100°C
The amount of moisture in the air is known as...
What is humidity?
Evaporated water in the atmosphere, an invisible gas
What is water vapor?
Dry air consists of mostly these two gases
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
Heat transfer through motion of liquid or gas due to difference in density
What is convection?
The sun drying up a rain puddle is an example of
What is evaporation?
When the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor it can hold, the air is ....
What is saturated?
When a substance goes from being a gas directly to a liquid
What is condensation?
The stratosphere is warmed by...
What is the ozone layer?
The heat going from a blow dryer to your hair is an example of what type of heat transfer?
What is radiation?
Going from a solid to a liquid is known as...
What is melting?
What happens to the rate of evaporation when humidity increases?
What is decreases?
How high off the ground something is is known as the...
What is altitude?
How we differentiate between the layers of the atmosphere
What is temperature change?
A hot air balloon floats because the warm air pushes up into the balloon and the cold air sinks down. What type of heat transfer is this?
What is convection?
Water goes directly from a solid to liquid
What is sublimation?
When air temperature decreases the amount of water vapor in the air....
What is decreases?
The value of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount that can be held by the air.
What is relative humidity?