The Air Around You
This gas is the most prevalent gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
This is the formula for density
The 4 main layers of the atmosphere
The direct transfer of electromagnetic waves
What is radiation?
The movement of air parallel to Earth´s surface
What is Wind?
This gas is the 2nd most prevalent gas in the atmosphere
What is oxygen
These are all the properties air has
What is pressure, density, mass, volume & altitude?
This layer houses all life in the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
The average energy in motion of each particle of a substance
What is Temperature?
The instrument used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
This is the condition of Earth´s atmosphere at a specific time/place
What is weather?
As altitude increases, generally, temperature ?
What is decreasing?
This layer is nicknamed ¨the protector" and contains the ozone layer
What is the stratosphere?
The 3 temperature scales
What are Fahrenheit, Celsius & Kelvin?
These are winds caused by the Coriolis Effect that travel across Earth
What are Global Winds?
These are trace amounts of gasses in the atmosphere
What are trace gasses?
The unit of measure conventionally used for measuring air pressure
What are inches of mercury?
This layer is responsible for creating the Aurora Borealis Effect.
What is the ionosphere?
The 3 methods of heat transfer
What are convention, conduction & radiation?
The increased cooling that winds can cause
What is the wind chill factor
This is arguably the most important gas in the atmosphere
What is Carbon Dioxide?
The word means ¨without water¨
What is aneroid?
The 5 layers of the Atmosphere
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, & exosphere
The percent of sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere?
What is 50% of the sunlight?
The unequal heating causes differences in , which leads to forming.
What is air pressure & winds, respectivley?