Layers Of The Atmosphere And Moon Phases Flashcards
What happens to pressure in the atmosphere
Pressure decreases as you go up
Major atmospheric gases
Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon
Variable Gases
Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor- gases that can be altered by their surrounding environment
Constant gases
Gases that can’t be altered by their surrounding environment
Earth diameter
8,000 miles
12,700 km
earths circumference
24,000 miles
40,000 km
Aurora colors
Oxygen- green and yellow
Nitrogen- blue, purple, red
How do auroras happen
charged particles collide with magneto sphere and release energy
Aerosols
chlorine compounds, haze, dust, smoke, air pollution
Waxing and Wane
if the light is on the left side it is waning, on the right it is waxing
exosphere
Outer”
Alt up Temp up
international Space Station
Protects UV radiation
Thermosphere
“Hear”
Alt up Temp up
Satellites
Absorbs suns radiation
thickest layer
Ionosphere
sub portion of the thermosphere
Alt up Temp up
Contains magnetosphere, auroras, solar winds
Satellites
Atmosphere meets space
mesosphere
coldest layer
Alt up Temp down
Protects earth from meteors and space rocks
Meteoroids
Umbrella term
meteor
Shooting stars
Meteorite
meteoroids that’s hit the earth
Stratosphere
Alt up Temp up
Ozone
Balloons, airplanes
Weather balloons
troposphere
Highest density
Greatest air pressure
Holds most water vapor
Weather
75% of the atmosphere
As you go up in the troposphere what occurs
Temperature and pressure decrase
As you go up in altitude throughout the whole of the atmosphere which of the following does NOT occur
Pressure increases
2 major gases in the atmosphere
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Least notable attribute of stratosphere
Meteorites burn up here
Coldest layer
Meso
Hottest layer
Thermo
Where is ozone found and what does it do
Protects us from harmful UV
ENERGY IN THE STRATOSPHERE
Which layer is most water found
Troposphere
Most notable exosphere stuff
Outer edge, contains ISS
Ionosphere attributes
Auroras, solar winds, charged particles
Troposphere attributes
All weather occurs here, 75% of the atmosphere
Mesosphere
“Middle”, coldest, protects UV
Earths diameter 8000 miles, 12700 km
Variable gases
CO2, O3, H2O
Thickest layer atmosphere layer
Thermosphere
Thinnest layer
Troposphere
Meteor
Shooting stars- don’t hit earth
Meteorite
Space rocks that hit earth
Meteoroid
Umbrella term- space rocks
Two types of CFC-Containing products
Styrofoam, air pollution- haze dust smoke etc
Percentage of the moon lit by the sun
50%
How is it hot in the thermisohere but you woukd freeze
Heat particles are so far apart you can’t feel the heat and would freeze in a vacuum
Terminator
Dividing line between light and dark part of the moon
Mare/Maria
Dark pocket(s) on the moon. Latin for sea. Comes from lava
Path of totality
Moons shadows path traced on earth during a total solar eclipse
Annular eclipse
The moon is moving further away and that makes it so the moon can’t fully block out the sun
Umbra
Darkest part of a eclipses shadow
Penumbra
Shadow created by eclipse with partial shade
Libration
Wobble of the moon (sunglasses(
Earth compared to the moon
6x the size
