E-42 Environmental Chemistry
... increase temperatures on the Earth over the next century, leading to the melting of glaciers; disruptions in weather patterns, climate zones, and habitats; increasingly severe storms; massive coastal flooding; and crop failures unless the Earth can compensate (by storing carbon dioxide in rocks and ...
... increase temperatures on the Earth over the next century, leading to the melting of glaciers; disruptions in weather patterns, climate zones, and habitats; increasingly severe storms; massive coastal flooding; and crop failures unless the Earth can compensate (by storing carbon dioxide in rocks and ...
Atmospheric Gases
... Clouds formed at medium or low elevation; spread out layer upon layer covering a large area As ______________________ clouds thicken, precipitation usually occurs over that area. Names of many clouds are a _____________________________________of one of the three basic shapes and a prefix or suff ...
... Clouds formed at medium or low elevation; spread out layer upon layer covering a large area As ______________________ clouds thicken, precipitation usually occurs over that area. Names of many clouds are a _____________________________________of one of the three basic shapes and a prefix or suff ...
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... • Farther away, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are located and they are the outer planets • These planets are known for their large gaseous bands and cold temperatures • They are also called the gas giants ...
... • Farther away, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are located and they are the outer planets • These planets are known for their large gaseous bands and cold temperatures • They are also called the gas giants ...
Chuck
... beams toward Earth is deflected by the outer atmosphere and scattered back into space. The rest reaches the planet’s surface and is reflected upward again as a type of slow-moving energy called infrared radiation. The textbook states that it is caused by gasses trapped in the atmosphere. ...
... beams toward Earth is deflected by the outer atmosphere and scattered back into space. The rest reaches the planet’s surface and is reflected upward again as a type of slow-moving energy called infrared radiation. The textbook states that it is caused by gasses trapped in the atmosphere. ...
Study Guide #1
... EARTH 14. Air pressure decreases as altitude ____increases___________ 15. As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature ___decreases_____ 16. Which temperature of air weighs more – hot or cold? Why? Cold air weighs more because the molecules are closer together. 17. What are two reasons Earth ...
... EARTH 14. Air pressure decreases as altitude ____increases___________ 15. As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature ___decreases_____ 16. Which temperature of air weighs more – hot or cold? Why? Cold air weighs more because the molecules are closer together. 17. What are two reasons Earth ...
Lecture 35. Habitable Zones.
... Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, causing additional warming. This causes the oceans to evaporate even faster. This is a positive feedback loop. Soon, all the water will be in the atmosphere, which will be very hot. Hot enough (several hundred degrees) to vaporize carbonate rock. This would turn carb ...
... Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, causing additional warming. This causes the oceans to evaporate even faster. This is a positive feedback loop. Soon, all the water will be in the atmosphere, which will be very hot. Hot enough (several hundred degrees) to vaporize carbonate rock. This would turn carb ...
Solar System worksheet
... This is a gas giant that actually spins in its orbit on its side. It is thought that the surface of this planet is so cold that it is made of rock and ice. Average Temperature: -180°C Hours in a Day: 17 SIZE (radius): 25,362km Number of Moons: 27 Neptune This is the smallest of the gas giant planets ...
... This is a gas giant that actually spins in its orbit on its side. It is thought that the surface of this planet is so cold that it is made of rock and ice. Average Temperature: -180°C Hours in a Day: 17 SIZE (radius): 25,362km Number of Moons: 27 Neptune This is the smallest of the gas giant planets ...
Time runs out for Herschel
... Scientists have not seen the north pole so clearly in the past because it is only now emerging from winter. Cassini’s composite infrared spectrometer and visual and infrared mapping spectrometer detected the great hexagonal vortex, but now it is visible. Cassini is also getting better views of the p ...
... Scientists have not seen the north pole so clearly in the past because it is only now emerging from winter. Cassini’s composite infrared spectrometer and visual and infrared mapping spectrometer detected the great hexagonal vortex, but now it is visible. Cassini is also getting better views of the p ...
Stars - Independence High School
... • O, B, A, F, G, K, M- Based on spectral lines and temperature • O has hottest temperature and fewest lines • M has coolest temperature and most lines • Each letter is divided into 9 numbered ...
... • O, B, A, F, G, K, M- Based on spectral lines and temperature • O has hottest temperature and fewest lines • M has coolest temperature and most lines • Each letter is divided into 9 numbered ...
Study Guide #1
... EARTH 14. Air pressure decreases as altitude ____increases___________ 15. As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature ___decreases_____ 16. Which temperature of air weighs more – hot or cold? Why? Cold air weighs more because the molecules are closer together. 17. What are two reasons Earth ...
... EARTH 14. Air pressure decreases as altitude ____increases___________ 15. As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature ___decreases_____ 16. Which temperature of air weighs more – hot or cold? Why? Cold air weighs more because the molecules are closer together. 17. What are two reasons Earth ...
Largest mountain in solar system
... Why does everything orbit the Sun? • Everything in the Solar System revolves around the Sun. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. The planets at the same time are trying to pull away from the sun. What happens is that the p ...
... Why does everything orbit the Sun? • Everything in the Solar System revolves around the Sun. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. The planets at the same time are trying to pull away from the sun. What happens is that the p ...
Review Questions for Atmosphere Test (April 2013) Name three ga
... The temperature of the area with water would be moderate, would not have large temperature swings, than the one without water. 27. What would Earth be like if there were no atmosphere? The temperature would vary dramatically from extreme heat to extreme cold 28. Which phases of matter allow for conv ...
... The temperature of the area with water would be moderate, would not have large temperature swings, than the one without water. 27. What would Earth be like if there were no atmosphere? The temperature would vary dramatically from extreme heat to extreme cold 28. Which phases of matter allow for conv ...
Do Not Write On This Paper Atmosphere Study Guide 1. is the most
... __________________ is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere at 78%. __________________ is the second most abundant gas in our atmosphere at 21%. __________________ prevents the escape of heat into outer space. The atmosphere is divided into layers according to major changes in ____________________ ...
... __________________ is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere at 78%. __________________ is the second most abundant gas in our atmosphere at 21%. __________________ prevents the escape of heat into outer space. The atmosphere is divided into layers according to major changes in ____________________ ...
Chapter 18 The Atmosphere
... altitude until you reach the top of the layer called the tropopause. ...
... altitude until you reach the top of the layer called the tropopause. ...
Structure of the Atmosphere
... absorbed at Earth’s surface, which in turn transfers heat to the atmosphere through conduction and radiation. Thus the air at the surface is warmest, and temperature generally decreases with altitude, or the distance from the warming effect of Earth’s surface. The rate of cooling with altitude is hi ...
... absorbed at Earth’s surface, which in turn transfers heat to the atmosphere through conduction and radiation. Thus the air at the surface is warmest, and temperature generally decreases with altitude, or the distance from the warming effect of Earth’s surface. The rate of cooling with altitude is hi ...
Factors Affecting Insolation
... The Heat Budget • The Earth is not heating up or cooling down (as a result of insolation it receives). • There is a positive heat balance within the tropics (i.e. incoming insolation > outgoing terrestrial radiation). • There is a negative heat balance at the poles (high latitudes) as well as at h ...
... The Heat Budget • The Earth is not heating up or cooling down (as a result of insolation it receives). • There is a positive heat balance within the tropics (i.e. incoming insolation > outgoing terrestrial radiation). • There is a negative heat balance at the poles (high latitudes) as well as at h ...
trek across the milky way
... • Venus is the second planet from the sun. • It is the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and the moon • Venus is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which makes it unsuitable for life. • Said to be Earth’s sister planet because they are quite similar in all aspects, like size. • Has no know ...
... • Venus is the second planet from the sun. • It is the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and the moon • Venus is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which makes it unsuitable for life. • Said to be Earth’s sister planet because they are quite similar in all aspects, like size. • Has no know ...
What is the Solar System? I Arrangement The Sun – in the middle on
... What is the Solar System? I Arrangement The Sun – in the middle on the chair, 8 planets around (8 pupils) II Presentation of the Solar System 1. Student 1 - introduction Welcome in the Universe. The address- the galaxy, Milky Way. We are the Solar System. There are our astronomical objects. The Sun ...
... What is the Solar System? I Arrangement The Sun – in the middle on the chair, 8 planets around (8 pupils) II Presentation of the Solar System 1. Student 1 - introduction Welcome in the Universe. The address- the galaxy, Milky Way. We are the Solar System. There are our astronomical objects. The Sun ...
Solar System
... The mixture of dense clouds CO2 and sulfur dioxide emissions create the greatest effect of all the SS, with the temperatures reaching 460 ° C, higher than that of Mercury. The atmospheric pressure is 100 times that of Earth. There is also rain clouds of sulfuric acid. ...
... The mixture of dense clouds CO2 and sulfur dioxide emissions create the greatest effect of all the SS, with the temperatures reaching 460 ° C, higher than that of Mercury. The atmospheric pressure is 100 times that of Earth. There is also rain clouds of sulfuric acid. ...
History of the Earth Ch 1
... 5. __________ of the ____________________ in the ____________________________ Exceptions are: ___________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________, most revolving in the same direction as the planets. Exceptions are: ______________________________________ ...
... 5. __________ of the ____________________ in the ____________________________ Exceptions are: ___________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________, most revolving in the same direction as the planets. Exceptions are: ______________________________________ ...
Stratosphere (12 km – 50 km)
... It is natural for Earth’s atmosphere to trap heat in the troposphere; this is known as the greenhouse effect. The Earth gets energy from the sun in the form of sunlight. There is a delicate balancing act occurring every day all across the Earth, involving the radiation the planet receives from the S ...
... It is natural for Earth’s atmosphere to trap heat in the troposphere; this is known as the greenhouse effect. The Earth gets energy from the sun in the form of sunlight. There is a delicate balancing act occurring every day all across the Earth, involving the radiation the planet receives from the S ...
Solar System powerpoint
... 6. Why doesn’t Mercury have an atmosphere? • No atmosphere due to – low gravitational pull (it’s the smallest planet) – high daytime temperatures (2nd hottest planet) – solar winds blast away any remaining gasses ...
... 6. Why doesn’t Mercury have an atmosphere? • No atmosphere due to – low gravitational pull (it’s the smallest planet) – high daytime temperatures (2nd hottest planet) – solar winds blast away any remaining gasses ...
Earth Science – Quiz 2
... 20. Compared to Earth's atmosphere, the atmosphere of Mars has surface pressures that are ________. A) 3 times those on Earth; major gases are water vapor and carbon dioxide B) 0.1 times those on Earth; major gases are water vapor and carbon dioxide C) one-half those on Earth; main gases are methane ...
... 20. Compared to Earth's atmosphere, the atmosphere of Mars has surface pressures that are ________. A) 3 times those on Earth; major gases are water vapor and carbon dioxide B) 0.1 times those on Earth; major gases are water vapor and carbon dioxide C) one-half those on Earth; main gases are methane ...