UW Madison AOS 101 Exam 1
atmosphere - Answer-a mixture of gases that surrounds solid earth
what is the atmosphere? - Answer-a fluid (conforms to the shape of a container)
atmosphere is contained within this above the solid earth - Answer-50 km (30 mi)
radius of solid earth - Answer-6370 km
atmosphere compared to the thickness of the planet - Answer-1/132
things we can measure about the atmosphere - Answer-temperature, humidity, wind direction/speed,
chemical species, pressure
pressure - Answer-measure of how much the atmosphere directly above you weighs (varies from day to
day)
equation for pressure - Answer-force(weight)/area
standard pressure - Answer-1013 mb
earth's original atmosphere - Answer-H, He, CH4, NH3
, why is earth's atmosphere different today? - Answer-H & He caused solid crust of earth, outgassing of
H2O CO2 and N2 contributed to appearance of water
how long ago did primitive plants evolve in oceans? - Answer-2-3 billion years ago
life itself is responsible for adding _______ to the atmospheric mix - Answer-oxygen
produced from oxygen in the atmosphere (very small amount of this) - Answer-ozone
ozone is regulated by 2 reactions - Answer-UV light splits ozone into O2 + O, the two combine to reform
ozone
ozone protects us from this - Answer-UV rays
life responds to this - Answer-oxygen (we breathe it) and ozone (protects us)
there are variable amounts of this in our atmosphere today - Answer-water
equation for area - Answer-length x width
equation for volume - Answer-length x width x height
force - Answer-weight or a push
weight - Answer-mass of object x acceleration
atmosphere - Answer-a mixture of gases that surrounds solid earth
what is the atmosphere? - Answer-a fluid (conforms to the shape of a container)
atmosphere is contained within this above the solid earth - Answer-50 km (30 mi)
radius of solid earth - Answer-6370 km
atmosphere compared to the thickness of the planet - Answer-1/132
things we can measure about the atmosphere - Answer-temperature, humidity, wind direction/speed,
chemical species, pressure
pressure - Answer-measure of how much the atmosphere directly above you weighs (varies from day to
day)
equation for pressure - Answer-force(weight)/area
standard pressure - Answer-1013 mb
earth's original atmosphere - Answer-H, He, CH4, NH3
, why is earth's atmosphere different today? - Answer-H & He caused solid crust of earth, outgassing of
H2O CO2 and N2 contributed to appearance of water
how long ago did primitive plants evolve in oceans? - Answer-2-3 billion years ago
life itself is responsible for adding _______ to the atmospheric mix - Answer-oxygen
produced from oxygen in the atmosphere (very small amount of this) - Answer-ozone
ozone is regulated by 2 reactions - Answer-UV light splits ozone into O2 + O, the two combine to reform
ozone
ozone protects us from this - Answer-UV rays
life responds to this - Answer-oxygen (we breathe it) and ozone (protects us)
there are variable amounts of this in our atmosphere today - Answer-water
equation for area - Answer-length x width
equation for volume - Answer-length x width x height
force - Answer-weight or a push
weight - Answer-mass of object x acceleration
