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8.1 Physics Of The Athomsphere Flashcards

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What are mixed gasses known as?

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Air

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What does the stratosphere comprise of?

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21% oxygen
78% nitrogen
1% other gasses

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The composition of air remains relatively consistent as altitude increases but what happens to pressure?

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It decreases

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The pressure level of each part of the mixture is proportional to what?

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To mass contribution

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Is the air compressible?

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Yes

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What does the air compressibility allow for?

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Allows density to vary with pressure and temperature

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What is the atmosphere?

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A giant mass of air that turns together with the earth

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The atmosphere has what shape?

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Concentric shape

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What is the average height of the atmosphere?

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760KM

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What are the 5 main regions of the atmosphere?

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Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere

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Where does the troposphere start and where does it extend?

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Starts at earths surface and extends 8 to 14.5 kilometres high (5-9 miles)

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Where do most light and turboprop aircraft fly?

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In the troposphere
Where there is the most water Vapor
Most cloud formation

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What movement happens in the troposphere and why?

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Vertical movement
Warm air rise
Cold air decrease
Direct consequence of solar heating

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What is the tropopause?

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Thermodynamic gradient layer
Marks end of troposphere
Approx 17 kilometres (9 miles) above equatorial regions

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What is the average altitude of the tropopause?

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11KM (36000ft)

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16
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Where is the regular cursing altitude of modern jet aircraft?

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The tropopause

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Why is the troposphere more favourable for cursing altitude?

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The air is thinner
Has less drag
Higher fuel efficancey
Above most weather turbulences

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18
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The tropopause is a boundary layer between what and can also be called what?

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Between troposphere and stratosphere
Be described as isothermal layer - the temp is constant through

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what is the temperature constant at in the stratosphere?

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-56.5 degrease Celsius

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why is the stratosphere favorable for cursing?

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because it can avoid all weather

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what do many aircraft do in the stratosphere?

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they cruse here

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in the stratosphere the temperature does not vary with what?

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temperature does not vary significantly with altitude

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where does the stratosphere start and where does it extend to?

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starts above the troposphere are extends 50KM (30 miles)

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what does the stratosphere contain?

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a protective ozone layer

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the stratosphere is to dry for what?
to dry for clouds
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what could penetrate the stratosphere?
vigorous thunderstorms can penetrate
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what are the properties of the atmosphere?
aircraft flight is highly influences by quantity of air mass it operates in kea factors are pressure, temperature, density, humidity
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what are particles pulled to the center of the earth by?
gravity
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what is the unit of pressure?
pascals (Pa)
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what is the equation for atmospheric pressure?
P = F / A p - pressure F - force A - exerted on surface area
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when does air have grater pressure compared to what distance from it?
has grater pressure at sea level than it does at 10KM
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what is pressure at sea level said to be?
1013.25hPa
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what is 1 atmosphere in pascals, hectopascals, millimeters of mercury, inches of mercury, pound per square inch?
101325Pa 1013.25hPa 760mmHg 29.92mHg 14.7psi
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what is atmospheric temperature?
temperature is a measure of average kinetic energy of monocles
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what does actual atmospheric temperature equal to?
outside air
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when does the temperature of air change?
changes with height due to convection
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when is atmospheric temperature stable and what is the temperature?
stable at 36,000ft at -56.5 degree Celsius
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what is atmospheric density?
mass per unit volume
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what does density generally describe?
amount of mass pulled in to a space
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what is the equation for density?
p = m / v p - density m - mass v - volume
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density and pressure are proportional but what changes with height?
they are inversely proportional to height
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when would density decrease?
as temperature increases
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what is less dense walm air or cool air?
walm air
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what does air density vary with?
relative humidity
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what is relative humidity a measure of?
the amount of water present in the air compared to the amount of water vapor
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what happens as humidity increases?
air density decreases
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what happens to relative humidity at 40,000ft?
relative humidity decreases but with a 1%-2% increase in altitude
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humidity is greatly affected by what?
temperature
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what does air density affect?
pressure and temperature
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what s the international standard atmosphere for pressure, density, temperature?
pressure - 1013.25hPa density - 1.225KG/m^3 temperature 288.15K / 15 degree Celsius
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for ISA air temperature decreases when?
with altitude at linier rates
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for ISA what do temperature pressure and density vary with?
the atmosphere
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variations in atmosphere quantities must be what?
must be averaged to a standard
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in ISA for every 1,000ft what happens?
temp drops by 6.5 degree Celsius
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when there is an increase in altitude up to the tropopause what happens?
the temperature, density, pressure and density will decrease
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pressure decreases with what?
decreases with altitude not linier matter
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what is speed?
the distance a moving object covers in a unit of time
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what is the equation for acceleration?
acceleration = change in speed / time
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what is the equation for force?
f = m * a
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what is acceleration due to?
due to earths gravity (9.8m/s^2)
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when is work done?
when an object is moved over a distance
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what is the equation for work?
work = n * m
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what is power a measure of?
watts
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what is the equation for power?
work over time d / t
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sound waves are the same as what?
same as pressure waves
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what is the equation for speed of sound?
a = 20 *square root t (m/s)
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speed of sound depends on what?
temperature
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when is the speed of sound lower and why?
is lower at higher altitudes because temperature is lower

Mod 8 basic aerodynamics (4 decks)

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