Atmosphere

Question 1

As height increases…

Answer 1

pressure decreases

Question 2

pressure/volume equation

Answer 2

pressure x volume = number of moles x constant x temperature

Question 3

atmosphere equation

Answer 3

p(o) x e (-z/h) or p(o) x e (mgh/kt)

Question 4

why doesn’t mercury have an atmosphere

Answer 4

not a lot of gravity

Question 5

why has Venus got high atmospheric pressure

Answer 5

CO2

Question 6

mars

Answer 6

CO2, thin atmosphere

Question 7

earths atmosphere

Answer 7

nitrogen/oxygen

Question 8

early atmosphere

Answer 8

hydrogen/helium then volcanic degassing and formed water vapour/CO2. Oxygen formed from photon dissociation and formed ozone. Bacteria produced oxygen and CO2 reduced and oxygen increased

Question 9

what happens to the atmosphere when you increase height

Answer 9

changes from oxygen/nitrogen to atomic oxygen

Question 10

why does the atmosphere change to atomic oxygen

Answer 10

ionisation and no nitrogen

Question 11

Ionosphere

Answer 11

upper layer of atmosphere, between exosphere and thermosphere, ionised by solar radiation, photons dislodge electrons

Question 12

where does atomic oxygen come from

Answer 12

ionosphere

Question 13

recombination

Answer 13

opposing force, where positive ions capture electrons

Question 14

temperature higher up is controlled by …

Answer 14

ionisation/radiation

Question 15

where does recombination occur

Answer 15

low altitude, where gas density decreases

Question 16

what determines ionization

Answer 16

point of balance between 2 processes

Question 17

gas dissociation equation

Answer 17

E = h x f

Question 18

what’s h and f

Answer 18

h= planks constant (6.63 x 10(-34), f= frequency

Question 19

troposphere

Answer 19

temperature decreases, weather

Question 20

stratosphere

Answer 20

temperature increases, ozone absorbs radiation

Question 21

mesosphere

Answer 21

temperature decreases, coldest part, mixed gases

Question 22

thermosphere

Answer 22

temperature increases, gasses layer on each other

Question 23

what happens if there is no temperature variation

Answer 23

water will escape atmosphere

Question 24

exosphere

Answer 24

highest layer, light gases, atomic oxygen, hydrogen/helium, satellites

Question 25

what absorbs most radiation?

Answer 25

atmosphere, clouds, gases

Question 26

what wavelengths absorb radiation

Answer 26

UV/visible

Question 27

what wavelengths absorb CO2

Answer 27

infrared

Question 28

where is oxygen absorbed

Answer 28

ozone

Question 29

is earth in an equilibrium

Answer 29

yes

Question 30

why is there radiation differences

Answer 30

earths tilt

Question 31

convection

Answer 31

unequal heating of earth

Question 32

jet stream

Answer 32

when hot and cold air masses meet

Question 33

-z

Answer 33

altitude

Question 34

whats p(o)

Answer 34

pressure 101