Atmospheric constituents Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CHMM Practice Exam: Prepare for the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager exam administered by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM). When polonium (atomic mass 210 & atomic number 84) emits an alpha particle, which of the following decay products results? a. Bismuth (atomic mass 209 & atomic number 83) b. Lead (atomic mass 206 & atomic number 82) c. Thallium (atomic mass 204 & atomic number 81) d. Mercury (atomic mass 201 & atomic number 80) Atomic Mass is: a. the ...

AOSCI 3 Final (HW, Discussions, Inclass Questions and answers, rated A+) (In class 7) What limits the growth of ice particles by the Bergeron process? - -the amount of supercooled water in the cloud; the time an ice particle remains in cloud because if it falls too fast it wont grow but if it falls slowly it will grow (7) Collision-coalescence is the predominant cause of precipitation in this region. - -the Tropics (7) The process by which supercooled water droplets freeze onto falling i...

AERODYNAMICS 1 REVIEWER Aerodynamics – The science relating to the effects produced by air or other gases in motion. The study of the properties of moving air, and especially of the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it. Fundamental Physical Quantities of a Flowing Gas: 1. Pressure - the normal force exerted per unit area due to time rate of change of momentum of gas molecules impacting on the surface. Common units of pressure N/m2 , dyn/cm2 , lb/ft2 , and atm ...

Which gases are the primary constituents of the atmosphere? correct answers Nitrogen: 78% Oxygen: 20.9% What is the difference between weather and climate? correct answers Weather: the atmospheric conditions at a particular time and place. Temperature, pressure, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, visibility, wind speed and direction. Climate: the average weather over a long period of time. What is the difference between satellites and radar? correct answers Satellites view clouds from ...

Which gases are the primary constituents of the atmosphere? (4) - Answer Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor. What is the difference between weather and climate? - Answer Weather is current; climate is long-term trends. What is the difference between satellites and radar? - Answer Satellites observe from space (above), and radar observes from the ground (below). What is Doppler radar? - Answer Doppler radar tracks and measures movement. How is wind direction defined? - Answ...

GED Science Exam 337 Questions with Verified Answers Abiogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER Belief that livings things may develop from lifeless matter Acid - CORRECT ANSWER A compound that In water produces hydrogen ions, usually tastes sour, a pH less than 7 Acid rain - CORRECT ANSWER rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water Alloy - CORRECT ANSWER Homogenous mixture composed of two or mo...

Microbial size definition - Answer organisms and acellular agents too small to be seen by the unaided eye contradictions to this definition - Answer -supersize microbial cells -microbial communities -viruses You are caring for a patient actively infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Size of contaminated respiratory droplets are nm in size. Standard surgical masks are designed to block particles larger than 5 μm. Will wearing a standard surgical mask be an effective form of prot...

Civil Service Exam 258 Questions with Verified Answers Refers to a ranger's power or right to give commands; enforce obedience, take action and make decisions - CORRECT ANSWER Authority The primary objective of most of a park ranger's enforcement actions is - CORRECT ANSWER Education and Information The least likely ranger service to be provided through visitor contact - CORRECT ANSWER Resource Management A ranger comes upon a location that she believes to be a crime scene, but she...

Which gases are the primary constituents of the atmosphere? - Answer Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Argon What is the difference between weather and climate? - Answer CANNOT use individual weather events to prove or disprove changes in climate! Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get What is the difference between satellites and radar? - Answer Radars view precipitation from the ground What is Doppler radar? - Answer a radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to de...

millimeter (mm) - Answer 10^-3 micrometer (um) - Answer 10^-6 nanometer - Answer 10^-9 Microbes - Answer Organisms and acellular agents too small to be seen by the unaided eye Robert Hooke - Answer made first compound microscope, coined the term "cell" Antoine van Leeuwenhoek - Answer built single-lens magnifier, first to observe single-felled microbes Francesco Redi - Answer meat and maggots research, disproved theory that microbes spontaneously generated Lazzaro Spallanz...