Atmosphere intro!

Chapter 11
The Atmosphere
Lesson 1 & 2

Earth's modern atmosphere consists mostly of Nitrogen as a diatomic molecule.

78% of the atmosphere is Nitrogen in this diatomic state.

The composition of Earth's atmosphere.

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What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?​

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Oxygen in the form of the diatomic molecule O2 is the next most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

Oxygen is 21% of Earth's atmosphere!

Composition of Earth's atmosphere.

Argon is 0.9% of the atmosphere.

Trace gases fill up the rest as well as things like dust, water, and compounds.

Composition of Earth's atmosphere!

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Match the following to the right information.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Dust

21% of Earth's atmosphere

78% of Earth's atmosphere

0.93% of the Earth's atmosphere.

Chemical compound that's about 0.03%

Solid particles in the atmosphere

• 21% of Earth's atmosphere

• 78% of Earth's atmosphere

• 0.93% of the Earth's atmosphere.

• Chemical compound that's about 0.03%

• Solid particles in the atmosphere

We call this: The Weather!

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time & place!

Things that happen in one part of the atmosphere affect other parts.
The energy for this system is provided by the sun!

The atmosphere is a system!

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The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time & place.

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What is a system?

• a group of parts that work together as a whole.

• A set of numbers that add to zero.

• An isolated part of a chain of events.

• The beginning of change.

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The majority of the energy that drives the atmosphere comes from the

The amount of mass in a volume.

d=m/v

Density

Amount of matter in an object.

Anything made from atoms has mass!

Mass

Amount of force on a given area!

P=F/A

Pressure

​Air has properties!

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is the amount of matter in an object.

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is the measure of a force on an area.

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is the amount of mass in a volume!

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Density

Pressure

Mass

We call this
Air Pressure!

The result of a column of air pressing down on an object!

PSI is used in the USA

Pa is used everywhere else. (The SI unit of pressure.)

Pound Per Square Inch vs
Pascals

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Match the following!

• Atmosphere

• PSI

• Pascals

• Air Pressure

a layers of gases that surrounds Earth

Used in the US to measure Air Pressure

The SI unit to measure Air Pressure

The result of a column of air pressing

• a layers of gases that surrounds Earth

• Used in the US to measure Air Pressure

• The SI unit to measure Air Pressure

• The result of a column of air pressing

A device used to measure Air Pressure!

Barometers!

A device that measured the weight of the air by the amount of mercury being forced up a tube by the pressure from the atmosphere.

Mercury Barometer!

This barometer uses an air-tight chamber that flexes when exposed to different pressures. The flexing causes a needle to move and indicate the pressure.

Aneroid Barometer!

Most weather reports use this unit. A normal sunny day @ sea level is typically 30inHg

Inches of Mercury!

The National Weather Service uses millibars.
1mb = 100Pa

Normal atmospheric is 1013 mb

Millibars

1/1000th of a bar and is the amount of force it takes to move an object weighing a gram, one centimeter, in one second

This is what a Millibar means.

​Units of Atmospheric Pressure:

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Match the following!

• Weather reports use:

• National Weather Service uses:

• What has 4 wheels and flies?

Aneroid Barometer!

Mercury Barometer!

inches of Mercury (inHg)

Millibars

A garbage truck!

• Aneroid Barometer!

• Mercury Barometer!

• inches of Mercury (inHg)

• Millibars

• A garbage truck!

The higher you go--the less air above you!

This means there is less pressure at higher altitudes and vice-versa!

Altitude Affects Air Pressure!

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Match the following!

• Atmosphere!

78% of Atmosphere!

Measures air pressure!

Density

Weather!

Where Earth gets its energy!

• 78% of Atmosphere!

• Measures air pressure!

• Density

• Weather!

• Where Earth gets its energy!