Lab Exercise Atmosphere

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Lab Exercise Atmosphere GPH 113 online Yaser Jemal 1. How are the 4 main layers of the atmosphere delineated (split)? Based on changes to. The troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere, and the thermosphere. 2. Which layer contains 99% of the atmosphere's water? The Troposphere 3. Which layer contains most of the weather processes we experience? The Troposphere 4. What happens to temperature as you move higher in the troposphere? The temperature decreases 5. Which layer contains the ozone layer? The Stratosphere 6. What does the ozone layer do? Protect life on earth from UV-B radiation from the sun

7. What happens to temperature in the stratosphere? The temperature increases 8. Which layer is the coldest layer? The mesosphere 9. Which layer is where most meteors burn up? The mesosphere 10. Which layer interacts with the sun to create the aurora? The ionosphere 11. Which soda can sank to the bottom, the SUGAR soda or the DIET soda? The sugar soda was the one that sank to the bottom. It seems to be more dense to the water. 12. Which soda was NEGATIVELY buoyant? Which was POSITIVELY buoyant? The diet soda had a negatively buoyant and the sugar soda had a positively buoyant 13. Based on your soda cans observations, what do you think happens to WARM air in the atmosphere? What happens to COLD air in the atmosphere? The hot air rises in the warm air in the atmosphere, as they heat up and what happens to the cold air in the atmosphere, the air gets denser and it sinks 14. What PERCENTAGE of the globe is illuminated at noon December 21? 50% 15. How many hours of daylight does the South Pole receive on March 21? Is it 0, 6, 12, or 24 hours ? 24 hours

16. How many hours of daylight does the South Pole receive on June 21? Is it 0, 6, 12, or 24 hours ? 24 hours 17. Which latitude(s) experience the GREATEST seasonal change in daylight hours? (In other words, do any areas on the globe change from completely dark to completely lit over the year? Where does this happen?) Is it Equator, Tropics, Circles ? (pick one) The north and south poles and around the artic regions.It is the equator 18. Would we still have seasons if the earth’s axis of rotation was NOT tilted ? Why or why not? No because there would be barely any weather changes and temperature changes, therefore we would not have any seasons at all. 19. What is your latitude? 33 degrees 20. What is the date for this exercise? June 9th, 2022 21. What is the current solar declination for this date? 23 degress 22. What is the zenith angle for your location? 90 degrees 23. What is the solar altitude angle for your location? 33

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