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1 Earth Science Chapter 7 Atmosphere

2 The Air Around You Earth's atmosphere is the envelope of gases that surrounds the planet. made up of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and many other gases, as well as particles of liquids and solids Weather is the condition of Earth's atmosphere

3 Air Pressure 1 in x 1 in square column of air weighs 14.7 lbs at sea level Air pressure is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area. 14.7 lbs/inch2 millibars hPa (hecto Pascals) 29.92 inches of Hg

4 Measuring Air Pressure
barometer is an instrument that is used to measure air pressure. mercury barometer consists of a glass tube open at the bottom end and partially filled with mercury aneroid barometer has an airtight metal chamber

5 Air Pressure & Altitude
Elevation – the distance above sea level. As altitude increases  Air pressure decreases As air pressure decreases, so does density.

6 Layers of the Atmosphere
Scientists divide Earth's atmosphere into four main layers classified according to changes in temperature. Troposphere – sea level to 12 km All weather occurs here Stratosphere – from 12 to 50 km Ozone layer, protects from UV, sets fly here Mesosphere – from 50 to 80 km Dense enough to burn meteoroids Thermosphere – above 80 km, made up of 2 layers Ionosphere – 80 km to 400 km Gas particles electrically charged Radio waves reflect back to Earth from here Aurora borealis occur here Exosphere – above 400 km Satellites orbit here

7 Layers of the Atmosphere
The term “pause” refers to “between” layers.

8 Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
Energy travels to Earth as electromagnetic radiation from the Sun EMR travels through the atmosphere & heats the surface of the Earth When Earth's surface is heated, it radiates most of the energy back into the atmosphere as infrared radiation.

9 Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere
Thermal energy - total energy of motion in the particles of a substance Temperature – the average thermal energy of the substance particles Heat - transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one Heat is transferred in 1 of 3 ways: Radiation= heat given off Conduction= heat traveling through soil Convection = hot (less dense) air masses rising cool (denser) air masses falling

10 Winds Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. Winds are caused by differences in air pressure caused by unequal heating of the atmosphere

11 Wind Direction / Wind Speed
Wind speed is measured with an anemometer. The name of a wind tells you the direction the wind is coming from. (eg, northeast wind)

12 Sea breezes & Land breezes are Local Winds caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface

13 Coriolis Effect Because Earth is rotating, global winds do not follow a straight path. The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the Coriolis effect. In the Northern Hemisphere, global winds curve to the right. In the Southern Hemisphere, global winds curve to the left. QuickTime (2.0M) MPEG (0.9M)

14 Global Winds occur over a large area & are affected by the Coriolis Effect (caused by the rotation of the Earth) The Winds Trade winds blow from the NE between Equator & 30N Prevailing Westerlies blow from the SW between 30N & 60 N Polar Easterlies 60 N to 90 Calm areas: Doldrums along the equator The Horse Latitudes around 30 N & S Coriolis animation

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16 Global Air Masses The air masses can be grouped into five major types based on combinations of two sets of parameters: 1) cold, cool, or warm 2) dry or moist. 2. They are named in terms of broad geographic places of origin, set up in these two groupings: 1) Maritime or Continental (oceans and large land masses) 2) Arctic; Polar; Tropic (from high to low latitudes - rotational pole to equator Arctic (cold) Polar (cool) Tropic (hot) Maritime Continental

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20 Jet Stream High speed wind currents about 150 mph that are km above the surface

21 The Water Cycle 1. Evaporation oceans and lakes 2. Condensation
into clouds 3.Precipitation Rain snow hail, etc. 4. Runoff -over land (eg. rivers) -groundwater

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