Test 3/28/23 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Basic facts abt troposphere
Tropo= change
75% of atmospheres mass
All weather
Only makes up 2%
All water in the atmosphere
Alt ⬆️ temp ⬇️
Basic fact abt stratosphere
Strato= layers
20% of the mass
Absorbs UV
Alt ⬆️ temp ⬆️
Basic facts abt mesosphere
Meso= middle
Coldest layer
Where most meteoroids r born
Alt ⬆️ temp ⬇️
Basic facts abt ionosphere
Iono= charged particle
Alt ⬆️ temp ⬇️
Home to charged particles
Earth meets space
Reflects radio waves
Basic facts abt thermosphere
Thermo= heat
Hottest layer
Alt ⬆️ temp ⬇️
Absorbs sun radiation
Basic facts abt exosphere
Exo= outside
No color
No air
Satillites
Meteoroids
Umbrella term for all
Meteors
Shooting stars
Meteorites
Strikes earth
Waxing
Moon getting bigger (new-full)
Waning
Moon shrinking (full-new)
Crescent
Sliver (before/after new moon)
Gibbous
Big (before/after full moon)
New moon
No light
Solar eclipse
Sun is blocked by moon
Lunar eclipse
Moon is blocked by earth
Path of totality
Umbra blocks light of sun
Umbra
All sun blocked area
Penumbra
Not a complete eclipse, still some sunlight
Waxing = _____ side lit up
Right
Waning= _______ side lit up
Left
What are some major gasses in the atmosphere
Nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen
What is a pause
A break between layers of the atmosphere where temperatures are stable
Coldest layer
Mesosphere
