INTRODUCTION Flashcards
1
Q
ALL LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE IN ORDER
A
EXOSPHERE
THERMOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
TROPOSHERE
EARTH
2
Q
ALTITUDE OF TROPOSHERE
A
0 TO 10KM
3
Q
ALT OF STRATOSPHERE
A
10 TO 50 KM
4
Q
ALT OF MESOSPHERE
A
50 TO 80KM
5
Q
ALT OF THERMOSPHERE
A
80 TO 700 KM
6
Q
ALT OF EXOSPHERE
A
700 TO 10,000 KM
7
Q
TROPOSHERE CONTAINS ?
A
WHEATHER, CLOUD, FLIGHTS, JET @10 KM,
75% OF ALL AIR
8
Q
STRATOSPHERE CONTAINS ?
A
OZONE 20 TO 30 KM
9
Q
ALTITUDE VS TEMPERATURE
A
TROPOSPHERE : T-
STRATOSPHERE: T+
MESOSPHERE: T-
IONOSPHERE : T+
10
Q
SPEED OF LIGHT
A
3 * 10^8 m/s
11
Q
EARTH MASS
A
5.974 * 10^ 24 Kg
12
Q
DIA OF EARTH
A
12756 Km
13
Q
KEPLAR 1ST LAW
A
ALL PLANETS HAVE ELLIPTICAL ORBIT
14
Q
KEPLAR 2ND LAW
A
PLANETS SWEEP EQUAL AREAS IN EQUAL TIME
15
Q
KEPLAR 3RD LAW
A
SQUARE OF ORBITAL PERIOD IS PROPORTIONAL TO CUBE OF SEMI MAJOR AXES
