ATMOSPHERE Flashcards
Prefix Tropo
Change
Prefix Strato
Level/layer
Prefix Meso
Middle
Prefix Ion
Charged particles
Prefix Thermo
Heat
Prefix Exo
Outer
What is the full names of auroras
Aurora borealis (North) Aurora Austrialis (South)
How are auroras made
They are made when the solar winds carrying charged particles collide with the earths gasses in the magnetosphere
What is the coldest layer
Mesosphere
Where are auroras formed
Ionosphere
What is the most dense layer and why
Thermosphere because all the dense things fall
Where is all Weather and Water on Earth
Troposphere
What are pauses
The border between two layers in the atmosphere
Where do all meteor showers occur
Mesosphere
Meteoroids
Anything in space
Meteors
Shooting stars, and burn up
Meteorites
Strikes the Earth
What does O-zone do
It protects us from UV rays
Generally as you go up what happens to the density
It gets less dense (more distance between particles)
Where do commercial Airplanes fly
Stratosphere
the ISS orbits in what Layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere
what layers do satellites orbit in
The exosphere and thermosphere
How many satalites are there
About 4,000
What are the 2 major gasses
Nitrogen and oxygen
What percent of Earth atmosphere is made of nitrogen
77%
What percent of Earths atmosphere is made of oxygen
21%
Does the percent of oxygen and nitrogen relative to other gasses change as you move up in the atmosphere
No it stays the same
What is Earth Circumference
24,000 miles
What is earths diameter
8,000 miles
Is the greenhouse affect good
Yes because without the Earth would much colder and could not sustain life
What carries c02
Convection, Currents, and the uneven heating of the Earth
What does a “Sigma Graph” Show
The temperature as you go up in elevation
Is an atmosphere specific to Earth
No other planets have them as well
What is a permanent gas and give an example
A gas that stays in constant quantities like Oxygen or Nitrogen
What is a variable gas and give an example
A gas that’s quantities change like water vapor
Where is Ozone found
The stratosphere
What was the Montreal protocol
It was where over 100 countries banned the use of CFCs to help the ozone layer grow and it shows that countries can work together to help fight climate change
What side of the moon is illuminated when it is waxing
the right
What side of the moon is illuminated when it is waning
Left
How many days does it take to go from a new moon to a quarter moon
7 days
