Composition of the Atmosphere 3/2/15 15-1a pgs. 392-394 IN: What is air made of?
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Composition of the Atmosphere 3/2/15
15-1a pgs. 392-394
• IN: What is air made of?
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TERMS TO LEARN & OBJECTIVESTERMS TO LEARN & OBJECTIVESTERMS:
ATMOSPHERE AIR PRESSURE ALTITUDE
OBJECTIVES:
Discuss the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Explain why pressure changes with altitude.
Explain how temperature changes with altitude.
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What is an atmosphere?What is an atmosphere?
Atmosphere – a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth.
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Composition of the AtmosphereComposition of the Atmosphere
• Contains mostly Nitrogen and Oxygen.
• Besides gas the atmosphere also contains small amounts of solids and liquids.
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Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure
• The Earth’s atmosphere is held around the planet by gravity.
• Gravity pulls that gas molecules in the atmosphere toward the Earth’s surface, giving them weight.
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Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure
• As you move farther away from the Earth’s surface, air pressure decreases because fewer gas molecules are pushing on you.
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• Like the bottom row of the human pyramid, the lower atmosphere experience greater pressure than the upper atmosphere.
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Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure
• Altitude – the height of an object above the Earth’s surface.
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Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure
• As altitude increases, air pressure decreases.
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Air TemperatureAir Temperature
• Air temperature also changes as you increase altitude.
• As you pass through the atmosphere, air temperature changes between warmer and colder conditions.
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Air Temperature
• The temperature differences result mainly from the way solar energy is absorbed as it moves downward through the atmosphere.
• Some parts of the atmosphere are warmer because they contain gases that absorb solar energy.
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Air Temperature
• As altitude increases, air temperature varies from hot to cold.
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Air TemperatureAir Temperature
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Atmospheric Pressure and Atmospheric Pressure and TemperatureTemperature
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• OUT: Explain why pressure decreases but temperature varies as altitude increases.