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Apologia Physical Science Module 3
Question | Answer |
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What is the atmosphere? | the mass of air surrounding a planet. |
What is atmospheric pressure? | the pressure exerted by the atmosphere on all objects within it. |
What is a Barometer? | An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. |
What is the Homosphere? | The lower level of earth's atmosphere, which exists from ground level to roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) above sea levels. |
What is the Heterosphere? | The upper layer of earth's atmosphere, which exists higher than roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) above sea level. |
What is the Troposphere? | The region of the atmosphere that extends from ground level to roughly 11 kilometers (7 miles) above sea level |
What is the Stratosphere? | The region of the atmosphere that spans altitudes of roughly 11 kilometers to 48 kilometers. (30 miles) |
What is the Mesosphere? | The region of the atmosphere that spans altitudes of roughly 48 kilometers to 80 kilometers. (50 miles) |
What are Jet Streams? | narrow bands of high-speed winds that circle the earth, blowing from west to east |
What is Heat? | energy that is transferred as a consequence of temperature differences. |
What is Temperature? | the measure of the energy of random motion in a substance's molecules. |
What is the Thermosphere? | the region of the atmosphere between altitudes of roughly 80 kilometers and 469 kilometers. |
What is the Exosphere? | the region of the atmosphere above an altitude of roughly 460 kilometers. |
What is the Ionosphere? | the region of the atmosphere between the altitudes of roughly 65 kilometers and 330 kilometers, where the gases are ionized. |
If the earth's atmosphere had twice had many molecules as it does now, would the atmospheric pressure be greater than, less than or equal to what it is now? | |
What are the three regions of the homosphere from lowest to highest? | |
A plane is experiencing a lot of problem because of a storm in the area. Is the plane flying in the troposphere or the stratosphere? | |
Why will the ban on CFC's most likely not save or improve people's lives? | |
Why will the ban of CFC's most likely result in a tragic loss of human life? | |
Even though human civilization is responsible for less than 1% of all chlorine in the atmosphere, it is responsible for 80% of all ozone-destroying chlorine. Why? | |
What makes it possible for CFCs to travel up to the ozone layer and begin destroying ozone? | |
Where is the Ionosphere? | |
What is the ionosphere useful for? |