Sig Figs
What are Sig Figs?
Digits with a number that help determine how accurate a data value is
What are the 3 gas laws we learned?
Boyle's, Charles, and Gay-Lussac's law
What is the difference between Climate and weather?
Weather- short term temperature and precipitation at a specific place and time
Climate- Average weather pattern over a long period in a given area.
What happens when areas where winds come together, and build up mass causing air to rise
How many rules are there?
8
Why do we use Kelvin?
because there are not negatives
What does weather consists of?
Precipitation, clouds, winds, temperature challenge and humidity
When does divergence occur?
When horizontal winds are flowing outwards from a region
What is the 1st rule?
All numbers that are not 0 are significant
What is Charles law?
V1/T1= V2/T2
Weather is the result of interaction among...
Earth, the atmosphere, water, and the sun
When is a 0 ever significant?
0's after a decimal
What is Boyle's law
V1/P1=V2/P2
What is the main cause of climate change?
Greenhouse gasses
When is a 0 in a decimal not significant?
Leading 0's
What is Gay-Lussac's law?
P1/T1=P2/T2
What weather instrument measures temperature
A thermometer