Q2T1 Flashcards
What is the third atmospheric layer from the ground called?
mesosphere
What happens to the temperature as you go higher in the troposphere?
it gets colder
What layer protects us by burning up most meteors?
mesosphere
What happens to temperature as you go higher in the stratosphere?
it gets hotter
what gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere?
oxygen
What is an atmosphere?
shell of gas around a planet or moon
What does the image we leader about in class that looks like a spider represent?
magnetosphere of the earth
What does the ozone layer do?
it protects us from UV
What is atmospheric layer closest to the ground called?
troposphere
What is the order of the earths atmospheric layers from lowest to highest?
troposphere> stratosphere> mesosphere> thermosphere> exosphere
True or False: The magnetosphere protects earth from receiving too much energy from the sun.
true
True or False: Global warming had been a good thing but is now becoming a bad thing.
true
Which layer of the atmosphere is the thickest?
thermosphere
which layer of the atmosphere has an increase in temperature with an increase of in altitude because it contains the ozone layer which absorbs the suns energy?
stratosphere
which layer in the atmosphere reaches from 500km above the earths surface to outer space and is the location of many orbiting satellites?
exosphere
which layer of the atmosphere extends from 50km to 85km above the earths surface, has a decrease in temperature with an increase in altitude, and has meteors that can be seen from earth as shooting stars?
mesosphere
which layer contains a section of electrically charged particles?
ionosphere
Which scientist stated that temperature and volume were related?
Charles
Which scientist stated that temperature and pressure were related?
Gay-Lussacs
Which scientist stated that pressure and volume were related?
Boyle
amount of space matter fills
volume
average kinetic energy of molecules
temperature
force per unit area
pressure
layer of lowest temperature
stratosphere
highest temperature layer
thermosphere
highest air pressure layer
thermosphere
a football taken outside where it deflates a bit is an example of the law of….
charles
to use Charles’ Law, which of the following must remain constant?
pressure
where does the radiation while on planes come from?
rays from space
which is more dangerous a chest x-ray or a dental x-ray?
Chest
how old is the sun?
4.5 billion years
what reaction is occurring in the suns core?
fusion of hydrogen into helium
How much of the entire solar system’s mass is contained in the sun alone?
99.8%
what is true about the suns temperatures?
the core is hotter then the surface
