Layers of the atmosphere
Outermost layer of the atmosphere
What is the exosphere?
The chirp frequency of crickets detect the ____________
What is the air temperature?
One factor that impacts how much wind energy is produced by a wind turbine
What is wind speed, blade size/shape, # of blades, or blade angle?
Synonym for non-clean/dirty energy
What is nonrenewable energy?
Layer where Most of UV & X-ray radiation is absorbed
What is the thermosphere?
Name of the area/transition between the atmosphere layers
The frequency of ____ _____ has increased as a result of the ozone layer becoming thinner.
What is skin cancer?
Wind turbines uses air movement for ______ motion
What is rotational?
Cost-effective energy option that is safer for everyone's health
What is renewable energy?
Layer that is the most difficult to study since Aircrafts & weather balloons can’t reach it
What is the mesosphere?
Layer of atmosphere where aurora of Southern and Northern Lights mainly occur
What is the thermosphere?
It requires almost ___ calories of energy to evaporate 1g of water.
What is 600?
Aerodynamic force from ____ blades
What is rotor?
Geopolitical issues can do what to what type of energy import?
What is restricting import of fossil fuels?
Molecule that heats up stratosphere & absorbs energy from Sun’s UV radiation?
What is ozone?
The layer of the atmosphere that has higher temperatures with a higher altitude, unlike the layer below
What is the stratosphere?
The thermosphere’s air gets more ___ as it reaches space.
What is thin?
Force that is stronger than drag, causing blades to spin
What is lift?
A fossil fuel
What is a non-renewable energy source burned to create energy? Or What is coal, oil, natural gas, etc?
Main Upper thermosphere air elements
What is atomic nitrogen, oxygen, and helium?
Layers that form the "middle atmosphere"
What are the stratosphere and mesosphere?
Name of organism (I.e. crickets) where body temperature depends on environment temperature
What are ecotherms?
What the rotor is connected to
What is a shaft/gearbox?
One way of including renewable energy into every day lives
What is installing windmills/solar panels/hydropower plants? What is using electric cars rather than gas cars? Etc etc
Atmosphere with many varieties of clouds and weather
What is the troposphere?