Layers Of The Atmosphere And Moon Phases

Question 1

What happens to pressure in the atmosphere

Answer 1

Pressure decreases as you go up

Question 2

Major atmospheric gases

Answer 2

Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon

Question 3

Variable Gases

Answer 3

Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor- gases that can be altered by their surrounding environment

Question 4

Constant gases

Answer 4

Gases that can’t be altered by their surrounding environment

Question 5

Earth diameter

Answer 5

8,000 miles
12,700 km

Question 6

earths circumference

Answer 6

24,000 miles
40,000 km

Question 7

Aurora colors

Answer 7

Oxygen- green and yellow
Nitrogen- blue, purple, red

Question 8

How do auroras happen

Answer 8

charged particles collide with magneto sphere and release energy

Question 9

Aerosols

Answer 9

chlorine compounds, haze, dust, smoke, air pollution

Question 10

Waxing and Wane

Answer 10

if the light is on the left side it is waning, on the right it is waxing

Question 11

exosphere

Answer 11

Outer”
Alt up Temp up
international Space Station

Protects UV radiation

Question 12

Thermosphere

Answer 12

“Hear”
Alt up Temp up
Satellites
Absorbs suns radiation
thickest layer

Question 13

Ionosphere

Answer 13

sub portion of the thermosphere
Alt up Temp up
Contains magnetosphere, auroras, solar winds
Satellites
Atmosphere meets space

Question 14

mesosphere

Answer 14

coldest layer
Alt up Temp down
Protects earth from meteors and space rocks

Question 15

Meteoroids

Answer 15

Umbrella term

Question 16

meteor

Answer 16

Shooting stars

Question 17

Meteorite

Answer 17

meteoroids that’s hit the earth

Question 18

Stratosphere

Answer 18

Alt up Temp up
Ozone
Balloons, airplanes
Weather balloons

Question 19

troposphere

Answer 19

Highest density
Greatest air pressure
Holds most water vapor
Weather
75% of the atmosphere

Question 20

As you go up in the troposphere what occurs

Answer 20

Temperature and pressure decrase

Question 21

As you go up in altitude throughout the whole of the atmosphere which of the following does NOT occur

Answer 21

Pressure increases

Question 22

2 major gases in the atmosphere

Answer 22

Nitrogen and Oxygen

Question 23

Least notable attribute of stratosphere

Answer 23

Meteorites burn up here

Question 24

Coldest layer

Answer 24

Meso

Question 25

Hottest layer

Answer 25

Thermo

Question 26

Where is ozone found and what does it do

Answer 26

Protects us from harmful UV ENERGY IN THE STRATOSPHERE

Question 27

Which layer is most water found

Answer 27

Troposphere

Question 28

Most notable exosphere stuff

Answer 28

Outer edge, contains ISS

Question 29

Ionosphere attributes

Answer 29

Auroras, solar winds, charged particles

Question 30

Troposphere attributes

Answer 30

All weather occurs here, 75% of the atmosphere

Question 31

Mesosphere

Answer 31

“Middle”, coldest, protects UV

Question 32

Earths diameter 8000 miles, 12700 km

Question 33

Variable gases

Answer 33

CO2, O3, H2O

Question 34

Thickest layer atmosphere layer

Answer 34

Thermosphere

Question 35

Thinnest layer

Answer 35

Troposphere

Question 36

Meteor

Answer 36

Shooting stars- don’t hit earth

Question 37

Meteorite

Answer 37

Space rocks that hit earth

Question 38

Meteoroid

Answer 38

Umbrella term- space rocks

Question 39

Two types of CFC-Containing products

Answer 39

Styrofoam, air pollution- haze dust smoke etc

Question 40

Percentage of the moon lit by the sun

Answer 40

50%

Question 41

How is it hot in the thermisohere but you woukd freeze

Answer 41

Heat particles are so far apart you can’t feel the heat and would freeze in a vacuum

Question 42

Terminator

Answer 42

Dividing line between light and dark part of the moon

Question 43

Mare/Maria

Answer 43

Dark pocket(s) on the moon. Latin for sea. Comes from lava

Question 44

Path of totality

Answer 44

Moons shadows path traced on earth during a total solar eclipse

Question 45

Annular eclipse

Answer 45

The moon is moving further away and that makes it so the moon can’t fully block out the sun

Question 46

Umbra

Answer 46

Darkest part of a eclipses shadow

Question 47

Penumbra

Answer 47

Shadow created by eclipse with partial shade

Question 48

Libration

Answer 48

Wobble of the moon (sunglasses(

Question 49

Earth compared to the moon

Answer 49

6x the size