S-290 Chapter 4 Exam Bank Solution Manual Already Passed
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S-290 Chapter 4 Exam Bank Solution Manual Already Passed
Layers of the atmosphere - Answers Troposphere
Stratospere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Atmospheric pressure - Answers Air pressure, is defined as the amount of force exerted by the weight of air molecules on the surface area.
Barometer - ...
S-290 Chapter 4 Exam Bank Solution Manual Already Passed
Layers of the atmosphere - Answers Troposphere
Stratospere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Atmospheric pressure - Answers Air pressure, is defined as the amount of force exerted by the weight of
air molecules on the surface area.
Barometer - Answers Used to measure air pressure
All weather occurs within what level of the atmosphere - Answers Troposphere
Two instruments used to measure atmospheric pressure - Answers Aneroid barometer and mercury
barometer
Nearly half the week or mass of the atmosphere is concentrated within... - Answers In the lowest 18,000
feet of the troposphere.
On average air pressure ______ approximately ______ every 1000' increases in elevation. - Answers
Decreases, 1 inch of mercury.
How fast is the speed of light - Answers 186,000 miles per second.
What percent of solar energy is absorbed by the earth surface, atmospheric gases, and clouds. - Answers
70 percent
What type of wavelength arrives in leaves the earths surface - Answers Solar energy arrives in short
wavelengths and leaves in long wavelengths first by conduction then by convection
Three factors pertaining to the temperature on the earths surface - Answers Solar angle and the ration
duration. Atmospheric moisture and air pollutants. Surface properties of terrain and vegetation.
What degree is the earth tilted at? - Answers 23.5°
Albedo - Answers The ability of a substance to reflect light and heat energy.
Types of good conductors - Answers Metal.
Granite.
Samsung.
Specific heat - Answers The specific heat of a substance refers to its capacity to absorb, store and release
heat energy.
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