Chapter 1 Section 1-3

Question 1

What is the condition of Earth’s Atmosphere at a Particular Time and Place?

Answer 1

Weather

Question 2

What is the layer of gases that surrounds the planet?

Answer 2

Atmosphere

Question 3

What makes the condition on Earth suitable for life?

Answer 3

The Earth’s Atmosphere

Question 4

The Earth’s Atmosphere contains _______ and ______ _____ that living things need to live.

Answer 4

Oxygen; Other Gases

Question 5

What is the Atomic Number of Nitrogen?

Answer 5

7

Question 6

What does “Atomic Number” mean?

Answer 6

The number of electrons and protons

Question 7

What is the Atmosphere made up of?

Answer 7

Mixture of Atoms and Molecules

Question 8

What is included in the mixture that makes up the Atmosphere?

Answer 8

N2
O2
CO2
H20
Vapor
Other Gases
Particles of Liquids and Solids

Question 9

What is the Atomic Mass of Nitrogen?

Answer 9

14.01 AMU

Question 10

“AMU” stands for:

Answer 10

Atomic Mass Units

Question 11

The Scientific Method is

a. a set of questions and answers
b. a series of procedures used to solve a problem
c. a huge problem scientists have been trying to solve for hundreds of years
d. a series of scientific questions used in all areas of science

Answer 11

b. a series of procedures used to solve a problem

Question 12

A Materials list is part of:

a. Hypothesis
b. Analysis
c. Experiment
d. Conclusion

Answer 12

c. Experiment

Question 13

The ______variable is adjusted in an experiment

Answer 13

Independent

Question 14

________ is using observations to explain something

Answer 14

Inference

Question 15

The Control in an experiment is:

a. a standard for comparison
b. the factor that doesn’t change
c. the factor that depends on the independent variable
d. the factor that is adjusted by the experimenter

Answer 15

a. a standard for comparison

Question 16

Nitrogen makes up ___% of the Earth’s atmosphere

Answer 16

78

Question 17

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere

Answer 17

Nitrogen

Question 18

What is essential to repair body cells

Answer 18

Nitrogen

Question 19

Clouds form when ______ _______ condenses.

Answer 19

Water Vapor

Question 20

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Answer 20

Oxygen

Question 21

What is the Atomic Number for Oxygen?

Answer 21

8

Question 22

The “Atomic Number” refers to the number of _______ and _______

Answer 22

electrons and protons

Question 23

What is the symbol for Oxygen

Answer 23

O

Question 24

Oxygen has how many AMU

Answer 24

16

Question 25

Plants and Animals take Oxygen directly from ______ and use it as _____.

Answer 25

Air; Food

Question 26

6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Answer 26

Photosynthesis

Question 27

What are harmful substances in the air, water, and soil?

Answer 27

Pollutants

Question 28

Pollutants are found in _____, ______, and ______.

Answer 28

Air, Water, and Soil

Question 29

A brownish haze that is a mixture of ozone and other chemical formed when nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and other pollutants react with each other in the presence of sunlight - what is this?

Answer 29

Photochemical Smog

Question 30

A brownish haze that is a mixture of _______ and other chemical formed when nitrogen _______, hydrocarbons and other pollutants react with each other in the presence of sunlight - this is Photochemical Smog

Answer 30

ozone | oxides

Question 31

What is rain that contains more acid than usual?

Answer 31

Acid Rain

Question 32

The amount of mass of an object

Answer 32

Density

Question 33

The force pushing on an object.

Answer 33

Pressure

Question 34

Air Pushing on an object

Answer 34

Air Pressure

Question 35

Instrument that measures air pressure

Answer 35

Barometer

Question 36

Aneroid Barometer

Answer 36

A Barometer that Looks like a compass

Question 37

What is a mercury barometer?

Answer 37

Barometer that uses tube and dish

Question 38

What is "Altitude"?

Answer 38

Height above or below sea level

Question 39

The amount of mass to a substance to a given volume

Answer 39

Density

Question 40

The force pushing on an area or surface

Answer 40

Pressure

Question 41

A force that is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

Answer 41

Air Pressure

Question 42

An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure

Answer 42

Barometer

Question 43

An instrument that measures changes in air pressure consisting of a glass tube partially filled with mercury with its open end resting in dish of mercury.

Answer 43

Mercury Barometer

Question 44

A Mercury Barometer is an instrument that measures changes in air pressure consisting of a ____ tube partially filled with _____ with its ______ end resting in dish of mercury

Answer 44

Glass Mercury Open

Question 45

An instrument that measures changes in air pressure without using a liquid.

Answer 45

Aneroid Barometer

Question 46

How does the Aneroid Barometer work?

Answer 46

Changes in the shape of an airtight metal box cause a needle on the barometer dial to move.

Question 47

Motor vehicles and factories or power plants that burn coal or oil produce air pollution.

Answer 47

Sources of Air Polution

Question 48

Sources of air pollution include: | Motor vehicles and factories or ______ plants that burn _____ or ______produce air pollution

Answer 48

power coal oil

Question 49

Particles come from ____sources and _____ activity

Answer 49

natural | human

Question 50

Examples of Natural Sources are a. lollipops b. the coffee pot c. forest fires d. volcanoes e. soil erosion f. a and b g. c, d and e

Answer 50

g. c, d and e

Question 51

Examples of Human Activities Include: a. the burning of fossil fuels b. farming c. construction d. lollipops e. the wizard of oz f. a, b, and c

Answer 51

f. a, b, and c

Question 52

_______ forms when particles in coal smoke combine with water droplets in humid air.

Answer 52

Smog

Question 53

________ ________ forms when Nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides combine with water in the air to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

Answer 53

Acid rain

Question 54

Air has mass, therefore, it has ________.

Answer 54

Density

Question 55

Density =

Answer 55

Mass/Volume

Question 56

Column of Air above you all of the time and is pushing down on an area

Answer 56

Air pressure

Question 57

If air pressure is falling what does that usually mean about the weather?

Answer 57

A storm is coming

Question 58

If air pressure is rising, what does that usually mean for the weather?

Answer 58

Weather is clearing

Question 59

What were the first barometers called?

Answer 59

Mercury Barometers

Question 60

The air pressure ________ as altitude increases.

Answer 60

Decreases

Question 61

As air pressure decreases, so does _________

Answer 61

Density

Question 62

If there is a stack of 10 books, which has more weight on it, the second book from the top or the book at the bottom?

Answer 62

Book on the bottom

Question 63

Think of the book example... Air at sea level is like which book?

Answer 63

The bottom book.

Question 64

Think of the book stack example... The air near the top of the atmosphere is like which book from the top: a. 2nd b. Bottom

Answer 64

a. 2nd

Question 65

Why is it harder to breathe at higher altitudes?

Answer 65

Air is less dense at high altitudes and there are fewer oxygen molecules to breathe in each cubic meter of air than at sea level.

Question 66

What are three properties of air?

Answer 66

Mass Density Pressure

Question 67

Air pressure decreases as altitude _______. | As air pressure decreases, so does __________.

Answer 67

Increases | Density

Question 68

A barometer is used to measure a. smog b. density c. temperature d. air pressure

Answer 68

d. air pressure

Question 69

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is_____.

Answer 69

Nitrogen

Question 70

True or False: | Plants need carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make food.

Answer 70

True