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Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric science is the study of the atmosphere, its processes, and the interaction of the atmosphere with other systems, including the effects other systems have on the atmosphere and visa versa. Fields in Atmospheric Sciences include Meteorology, Climatology, and Aeronomy. Ask and answer questions about Atmospheric Sciences in this category.
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Water is continuously moving form the Earth's surface into the air, and from the air back onto the Earth's surface. This continuous movement of water is called the hydrologic cycle, or water cycle.
What absorbs energy from the sun in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere absorb some of the energy from the sun, which contributes to the warming of the Earth's surface. These gases trap heat and radiate it back to the surface, creating the greenhouse effect.
What layer in the atmosphere is the greatest interest to meteorologists?
The Troposphere. That is where nearly all of the weather takes place.
Why doesn't out body get crushed due to atmospheric pressure around us?
The atmospheric pressure will not crush us because there is a balanced force around us. The contents of our bodies are pushing out as much as the air is pushing in. In fact, it used to be thought that you would explode if you were exposed to a vacuum, though this is now thought to be wrong (It would be awful, but your skin is very stretchy). You can work out the pressure with the equation: PRESSURE= FORCE x AREA.
What elements is the earth's core made up of?
Existing theory states "The field exists because Earth has a giant ball of iron at its core surrounded by an outer layer of molten metal."
EVERYTHING heavier than, and including iron is at the core!
Iron 7.874
Gadolinium 7.895
Terbium 8.229
Dysprosium 8.55
Niobium 8.570
Cadmium 8.69
Holmium 8.795
Cobalt 8.86
Nickel 8.912
Copper 8.933
Erbium 9.066
Polonium 9.32
Ununhexium >9.32
Thulium 9.321
Bismuth 9.807
Ununpentium >9.807
Lutetium 9.84
Lawrencium >9.84
Actinium 10.07
Molybdenum 10.22
Silver 10.501
Lead 11.342
Technetium 11.50
Thorium 11.72
Thallium 11.85
Ununtrium >11.85
Palladium 12.020
Ruthenium 12.37
Rhodium 12.41
Livermorium 12.9 (predicted)
Hafnium 13.31
Einsteinium 13.5 (Estimate)
Curium 13.51
Mercury 13.5336
Ununbium >13.5336
Americium 13.69
Flerovium 14 (predicted)
Berkelium 14.79
Californium 15.10
Protactinium 15.37
Tantalum 16.654
Rutherfordium 18.1
Uranium 18.95
Tungsten 19.25
Gold 19.282
Roentgenium >19.282
Plutonium 19.84
Neptunium 20.25
Rhenium 21.02
Platinum 21.46
Darmstadtium >21.46
Osmium 22.610
Iridium 22.650
Seaborgium 35 (Estimate)
Meitnerium 35 (Estimate)
Bohrium 37 (Estimate)
Dubnium 39 (Estimate)
Hassium 41 (Estimate)
Fermium Unknown
Mendelevium Unknown
Nobelium Unknown
Copernicium (Element 112) unknown
Ununtrium (Element 113) unknown
Ununpentium (Element 115) unknown
Ununoctium (Element 118) Unknown
We don't know anything about how they interact! Are they in layers or lumps?
The radioactive elements in the CORE are what has kept this planet hot for the past 4.5 Billion years!
Moving continents are much of the "flips."
Tokyo lies in the humid subtropical climate zone with hot humid summers and generally mild winters with cool spells. Average temperature in Tokyo is 16°C (61°F), August being the hottest and January the coldest. There's about 20°C difference between summer and winter. Tokyo has four distinct seasons, mild spring and fall, hot summer, and winter with a few snowfalls.
Annual rainfall averages 1,380 mm (55 inches), with a wetter summer and a drier winter. Snowfall is sporadic, but does occur almost annually. Tokyo is an example of an urban heat island; the city's population is a significant contributor to its climate. Tokyo has been cited as a "convincing example of the relationship between urban growth and climate". Tokyo also often sees typhoons each year, though few are strong. The last one to hit was Fitow in 2007.
September is the typhoon season.
If you plan your visit at this time of the year you're probably wondering if the weather in Tokyo at this season is pleasant.I can assure you that only few typhoons are strong, usually it ends with some hard-hitting winds.
Tokyo transportation timetables are affected by Tokyo weather.
Summer (June-August) - Summer climate in Japan begins in June with the rainy season, which lasts between three weeks to one month.
Although it doesn't rain every day, rain can be heavy.
When the rainy season ends, Tokyo weather becomes extremely hot and sticky. This is certainly not the best time to visit Tokyo.
Autumn (September-November) pleasant temperatures and a clear sky are the typical weather.
Winter (December-February) temperatures are around 5 - 10 degrees Celsius/ 40 - 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowfall is infrequent, but can happen. It also affects the Subway.
Spring (March-May) is the most glorious time to visit Tokyo.
That's when Japan's famous tree blossom starts, beginning with plum trees in March and continuing to April with
Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom, resulting in the chemical formula H2O. This arrangement gives water its unique properties such as a high specific heat capacity, cohesion, and universal solvent capabilities.
What jobs can you get with an associate's degree in fire Science Technology?
Earning an associated degree in Fire Science Technology offers you many career path capabilities. You can work in positions such as a firefighter, fire investigator, and fire inspector. You can also add certain courses with your degree program and gain employment opportunities in emergency management, homeland security, and forensics.
Is L'Aquila the coldest place in Italy during the winter?
Far from this. The coldest city would Belluno or Aosta. The coldest town, Livigno, with averages around -9oC The coldest village, Trepalle or Santa Caterina Valfurva, around -12oC The coldest place, Campoluzzo.
The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted?
This is the definition of pressure. Pressure is measured in units of force per unit area, such as pounds per square inch (psi) or pascals (Pa). It quantifies how force is distributed over a given area.
What tools does an environmentalist use?
The term environmentalist is such a broad one that almost any tool might be used! They use magnifying glasses and microscopes, rulers and pressure gauges, mass spectrometers and chromatographs of various kinds - the list is endless. Of course they also use calculators and computers, as a large part of the work involves maths and handling data.
Can we go out of the earth's atmosphere slowly without hurting ourselves?
I do not think that it is possible to exit the Earth's atmosphere going slowly. Great speed is required to get past the Earth's gravity so that it does not pull us back inside the atmosphere.
In fact, the rocket needs to be at a speed of about 11 km/s to escape Earth's Gravity and reach space.
What are two instruments that measure air pressure?
Air pressure is commonly described by several units (as Celsius and Fahrenheit both describe temperature)..
millibars
pascals
mm of Mercury
in. of mercury
Aurora Borealis which is also known as "Northern Lights" because it is seen mainly and clearly in the Northern Hemisphere, is a band of light of red and green, seen in the sky at night or by sun set near the North Pole.
The Aurora is caused when winds of electrically charged solar particles and flares from sun spots erupts from the suns surface and sends out billions of tons of electrified gas and radiations into the the solar system which on meeting the Earths upper atmosphere and penetrating mostly through the polar skies causes beautiful displays when the sun is below the horizon.
This green and yellow-green light and sometimes including shades of red mingling with the soft color of twilight are observed most during the winter when a long polar night is observed where the sun refuses to rise above the horizon for some time.
Why does the Earth have radiation belts?
the belts result from charged particles interacting with the magnetic field of the earth and incurring an inward force pulling it into a tighter and tighter spiral as it penetrates deeper into the earth's atmosphere.finally its forward motion is reversed and the particle spirals along the magnetic force line to the other end where a similar reflection occurs.
the magnetic field axis is rotated eastward from the geographical axis which provides an unsymetrical magnetic particle distribution in the earth coordinate. solar flares cause large asymmeries in the particle distribution and potentially harmful damage to exposed skin,electronics and particle detectors.
Some disadvantages of gasoline include its contribution to air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and dependency on finite fossil fuel reserves. It can also pose health risks to individuals through exposure to pollutants and contaminants released during its production and combustion.
What layer of the atmosphere reflects radio waves?
The ionosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that reflects radio waves. This layer is able to reflect specific frequencies of radio waves back to Earth, allowing for long-distance communication using radio signals.
The word "oxygen" was derived from two Greek words that mean 'acid' and 'producer' because it was originally thought that all acids contained oxygen. That turned out not to be the case, but the name stuck.
Why does altitude of the base cumulus clouds change from day to day?
The base altitude of a cumulus cloud depends on the humidity of the lower level of the atmosphere. The more moisture in the atmosphere, the lower the cloudbase.
Meteorologists measure the temperature and dew point of the air (the dew point is the temperature at which water will start to condense out of the air). As the air rises, the temperature of the air will fall at the dry adiabatic lapse rate (approximately 3°C per 1000 ft of altitude) whereas the dew point will fall at 0.5°C per 1000 ft. When the air temperature falls to the local dew point, water will start to condense out of the air and begin to form a cloud. This is the cloudbase.
Where was the first ozone hole found?
Joseph Charles Farman is the British geophysicist who, together with Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin, published the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica. Their results were first published on May 16, 1985.--wikipedia
What does it take to move a blocking high pressure weather system?
A blocking high will begin to move when the upper level ridge begins to weaken from a jet max either exiting the apex of the ridge which helps to reduce the amplitude of the ridge by decreasing boundary layer convergence.
What accounts for the unique properties of water?
Water is having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
First their bonding is having a peculiar design
Second, it is dia magnetic in nature.
Third its relative permittivity is very high
Fourth, it has very high specific heat
Fifth, having low boiling point and low melting point.
Sixth it has anomalous expansion. Out of all, this is the topmost character possessed by it which preserves the living things during winter season.
Above all not staining but helps to remove certain stains.
What scientific principle states that the earth's layers will be in chronological order?
The principle of superposition states that in an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the oldest rocks will be at the bottom and the youngest rocks will be at the top. This principle helps geologists understand the relative ages of rock layers and the history of Earth's geologic processes.
How the atomic bomb damage ecosystem?
The atomic bomb killed many people, destroyed land, houses, more importantly, homes. Buildings, and left alot of things not really meant to be breathed in which caused people to be ill. Many people died as a result of getting injured in the atomic bomb. Enviromentally wise, the atomic bomb left harmful gases, not just harmful for us, but to the Earth too.
Name three global wind belts and describe each belt?
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Trade winds: These are persistent easterly winds that flow towards the equator from around 30 degrees latitude, generated by the Earth's rotation and the temperature differences between the equator and the poles.
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Westerlies: These prevailing winds blow from the west in the mid-latitudes, around 30 to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres. They are responsible for the movement of weather systems across continents.
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Polar easterlies: These are cold prevailing winds that blow from the polar regions towards the mid-latitudes, between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres. They are weaker than the other wind belts due to the smaller temperature gradient between the poles and mid-latitudes.
