Exam 2
... The best explanation of the greenhouse effect is: a) more sunlight strikes the planet's surface than normal. b) the surface of the planet is darker than normal. c) infrared radiation is trapped by the planet's atmosphere. d) cloud cover prevents the atmosphere from escaping. e) cloud cover prevents ...
... The best explanation of the greenhouse effect is: a) more sunlight strikes the planet's surface than normal. b) the surface of the planet is darker than normal. c) infrared radiation is trapped by the planet's atmosphere. d) cloud cover prevents the atmosphere from escaping. e) cloud cover prevents ...
Lower Atmosphere Basics
... kilometers. In the polar regions (light blue for summer, dark blue for winter) the tropopause is at altitudes of less than 10 kilometers. We divide the troposphere further into two sublayers, a layer which is directly influenced by the surface of the Earth known as the planetary boundary layer, and ...
... kilometers. In the polar regions (light blue for summer, dark blue for winter) the tropopause is at altitudes of less than 10 kilometers. We divide the troposphere further into two sublayers, a layer which is directly influenced by the surface of the Earth known as the planetary boundary layer, and ...
What Makes a Planet Habitable?
... The youngest stages of planets Planets form and grow in so-called protoplanetary disks, which are huge gas and dust disks orbiting the youngest stars at ages of only one to a few million years, with sizes larger than the entire solar system. Dust particles coagulate in disks to ever larger grains an ...
... The youngest stages of planets Planets form and grow in so-called protoplanetary disks, which are huge gas and dust disks orbiting the youngest stars at ages of only one to a few million years, with sizes larger than the entire solar system. Dust particles coagulate in disks to ever larger grains an ...
Solar System
... mountains, valleys, streams and all other land formations. She was married to Uranus, and had a baby name Saturn. The diameter of Earth is 7,926 miles. Earth have 1 moon, it is called “Luna”. Earth rotates about its own axis 366.26 times. The Earth's axis rotation is tilted 23.4 degrees. The propert ...
... mountains, valleys, streams and all other land formations. She was married to Uranus, and had a baby name Saturn. The diameter of Earth is 7,926 miles. Earth have 1 moon, it is called “Luna”. Earth rotates about its own axis 366.26 times. The Earth's axis rotation is tilted 23.4 degrees. The propert ...
Layers of the Atmosphere
... Where almost all of the Earth’s weather weather occurs “Tropo” means turning or changing; named because conditions are always changing Shallowest layer of the atmosphere with almost all of the mass of the entire atmosphere… How is this possible? It is the most dense because gravity pull the molecule ...
... Where almost all of the Earth’s weather weather occurs “Tropo” means turning or changing; named because conditions are always changing Shallowest layer of the atmosphere with almost all of the mass of the entire atmosphere… How is this possible? It is the most dense because gravity pull the molecule ...
4550-15Lecture35
... Mars at first appears depleted in volatile elements. It has a much smaller atmosphere than the Earth (surface pressures are 0.006 atm). The Martian atmosphere is dominated by CO2, with N2 as the second most abundant component. However, significant amounts of liquid water existed on the Martian surfa ...
... Mars at first appears depleted in volatile elements. It has a much smaller atmosphere than the Earth (surface pressures are 0.006 atm). The Martian atmosphere is dominated by CO2, with N2 as the second most abundant component. However, significant amounts of liquid water existed on the Martian surfa ...
Due: October 6, 2006
... 2) It is a key component in the earth’s thermostat (as CO2) 3) It is used in photosynthesis 20. Identify the two processes, which have the greatest influence on tropospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide on a monthly or yearly basis. Explain: 1) Diffusion of CO2 in the atmosphere into the ocean b ...
... 2) It is a key component in the earth’s thermostat (as CO2) 3) It is used in photosynthesis 20. Identify the two processes, which have the greatest influence on tropospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide on a monthly or yearly basis. Explain: 1) Diffusion of CO2 in the atmosphere into the ocean b ...
Lecture 2: Exoplanets and life
... • M stars have good CHZs, in theory. Their habitable zone planets have tidal locking and must rely on atmospheric/oceanic heat transport to the night-side. • But there might be problems with HZ planets around M-stars, e.g. early thermal escape (or impact erosion) of atmospheres. ...
... • M stars have good CHZs, in theory. Their habitable zone planets have tidal locking and must rely on atmospheric/oceanic heat transport to the night-side. • But there might be problems with HZ planets around M-stars, e.g. early thermal escape (or impact erosion) of atmospheres. ...
The solar system
... Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 164.79 years Rotates on its axis about the same speed as Uranus, it completes one rotation in about 18 hours and 26 minutes Has a weather system that is very active, some storms with winds of 400 miles per hour have lasted for hundreds of years on its su ...
... Makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 164.79 years Rotates on its axis about the same speed as Uranus, it completes one rotation in about 18 hours and 26 minutes Has a weather system that is very active, some storms with winds of 400 miles per hour have lasted for hundreds of years on its su ...
Untitled
... would be most surprising to observe in an extra-solar system of planets? A. The planets nearest to the star have a lower density than the planets farther out. B. Several planets show large tilts of their rotation axis compared to the plane of their orbits. C. All the gas giants have moons. D. Severa ...
... would be most surprising to observe in an extra-solar system of planets? A. The planets nearest to the star have a lower density than the planets farther out. B. Several planets show large tilts of their rotation axis compared to the plane of their orbits. C. All the gas giants have moons. D. Severa ...
Question for Entrance Exam held in 2015
... 77. The minimum reading of air temperature typically occurs A. just after sunset B. about mid-night C. around 2:00 am D. close to sunrise 78. Which is NOT a correct association of earth components and properties? A. Hydrosphere—lakes, oceans B. Atmosphere—oxygen—ozone screening layer C. Lithosphere— ...
... 77. The minimum reading of air temperature typically occurs A. just after sunset B. about mid-night C. around 2:00 am D. close to sunrise 78. Which is NOT a correct association of earth components and properties? A. Hydrosphere—lakes, oceans B. Atmosphere—oxygen—ozone screening layer C. Lithosphere— ...
Basics
... the polar regions (light blue for summer, dark blue for winter) the tropopause is at altitudes of less than 10 kilometers. We divide the troposphere further into two sublayers, a layer which is directly influenced by the surface of the Earth known as the planetary boundary layer, and the free tropos ...
... the polar regions (light blue for summer, dark blue for winter) the tropopause is at altitudes of less than 10 kilometers. We divide the troposphere further into two sublayers, a layer which is directly influenced by the surface of the Earth known as the planetary boundary layer, and the free tropos ...
Jupiter is 90000 miles in diameter. It is 10 times the size of the earth
... dark regions called belts, that run parallel to the equator. The zones are higher in altitude than the belts, and are lower in temperature. It is believed that the belts represent descending areas of low pressure. Jupiter radiates heat energy out to space by way of convection. The zones carry energy ...
... dark regions called belts, that run parallel to the equator. The zones are higher in altitude than the belts, and are lower in temperature. It is believed that the belts represent descending areas of low pressure. Jupiter radiates heat energy out to space by way of convection. The zones carry energy ...
Mercury is the first planet from the sun. Named by
... the third largest planet in the solar system by diameter. Uranus is named after the Greek god Ouranos, god of the sky. It takes Uranus approximately 30,707 days to complete its orbit around the sun. Uranus has an average surface temperature of 68 Kelvins. The equatorial diameter of Uranus is 51,118 ...
... the third largest planet in the solar system by diameter. Uranus is named after the Greek god Ouranos, god of the sky. It takes Uranus approximately 30,707 days to complete its orbit around the sun. Uranus has an average surface temperature of 68 Kelvins. The equatorial diameter of Uranus is 51,118 ...
air pollution
... different gases (air) surrounding Earth. The atmosphere is divided into five major layers. These layers are divided based on temperature. As you move through the troposphere the temperature decreases. ...
... different gases (air) surrounding Earth. The atmosphere is divided into five major layers. These layers are divided based on temperature. As you move through the troposphere the temperature decreases. ...
4 The Sun
... kg/m3 ). Under these conditions nuclear fusion occurs; hydrogen is fused to helium. This Analysis of the Doppler shift of light emitted occurs in the three steps known as the ppIfrom the solar surface reveals that the Sun chain shown in Figure 2. oscillates at a discrete set of eigenmodes, not unlik ...
... kg/m3 ). Under these conditions nuclear fusion occurs; hydrogen is fused to helium. This Analysis of the Doppler shift of light emitted occurs in the three steps known as the ppIfrom the solar surface reveals that the Sun chain shown in Figure 2. oscillates at a discrete set of eigenmodes, not unlik ...
The first attempt at a rational explanation appears to have been put
... The winter solstice is the time when the Sun reaches it’s southernmost rising and setting points in the northern hemisphere and the Suns apex at noon is at it’s lowest point of the year. The days are shortest and the nights are longest. December 25th was the date of the winter solstice in the calen ...
... The winter solstice is the time when the Sun reaches it’s southernmost rising and setting points in the northern hemisphere and the Suns apex at noon is at it’s lowest point of the year. The days are shortest and the nights are longest. December 25th was the date of the winter solstice in the calen ...
Chapter 20 - Venice High APES
... b. Global climate change is a broader term that refers to changes in any aspects of the earth’s climate. 4. A rapid increase in the temperature of the troposphere during this century would give us little time to deal with its harmful effects. 19-2 What are some possible effects of a warmer atmospher ...
... b. Global climate change is a broader term that refers to changes in any aspects of the earth’s climate. 4. A rapid increase in the temperature of the troposphere during this century would give us little time to deal with its harmful effects. 19-2 What are some possible effects of a warmer atmospher ...
What are examples of global winds?
... the equator. Very little wind blows in the doldrums. • The horse latitudes are at about 30° latitude in both hemispheres. Air stops moving and sinks in the horse ...
... the equator. Very little wind blows in the doldrums. • The horse latitudes are at about 30° latitude in both hemispheres. Air stops moving and sinks in the horse ...
chap.13-Section 3 - Environmental-Chemistry
... • Scientists are currently unable to make accurate predictions about the rate of global warming because climatic patterns are too complex and too many variables must be taken into account to be solved, even using today’s fastest computers. • Predictions about climate change are based on computer mod ...
... • Scientists are currently unable to make accurate predictions about the rate of global warming because climatic patterns are too complex and too many variables must be taken into account to be solved, even using today’s fastest computers. • Predictions about climate change are based on computer mod ...
Week 8
... • interior was hot enough for rock to move • crust was thin enough to allow lava to reach surface ...
... • interior was hot enough for rock to move • crust was thin enough to allow lava to reach surface ...
The energy budget of planets
... Earth orbit Define the habitable zone as the range of distances from the Sun for which a planet can have liquid water on its surface Empirically: Venus is inside the habitable zone and Mars outside for the Solar System But… calculating the exact boundaries is hard - depends upon the nature of the pl ...
... Earth orbit Define the habitable zone as the range of distances from the Sun for which a planet can have liquid water on its surface Empirically: Venus is inside the habitable zone and Mars outside for the Solar System But… calculating the exact boundaries is hard - depends upon the nature of the pl ...
Satellite View of Earth infrared (LW) visible (SW)
... Because temperature decreases with height. Yes, but why does temperature decrease with height? Because it is heated from below. Yes, but how does it come about that it is heated from below? Because the atmosphere is mostly transparent to solar (or, SW) radiation. ...
... Because temperature decreases with height. Yes, but why does temperature decrease with height? Because it is heated from below. Yes, but how does it come about that it is heated from below? Because the atmosphere is mostly transparent to solar (or, SW) radiation. ...